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February 13, 2013
Economic Mobility: Reaction to the State of the Union & GOP Response
Economic mobility is a unifying and bipartisan idea discussed by both President Obama in his State of the Union address and Senator Marco Rubio in the GOP response. Erin Currier discusses drivers, such as education, savings, and neighborhood poverty, that impact people's ability to achieve the American Dream. more
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- Issue Brief
- Economic Mobility Project
Ups and Downs: Americans' Prospects for Recovery After an Income Loss
As Americans face rising unemployment rates and greater uncertainty about the future in this current economic downturn, this report investigates the extent to which the American economy promotes upward economic mobility and prevents downward economic mobility.
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- Report
- Economic Mobility Project
A Penny Saved is Mobility Earned
This November 2009 report found that having parents with high savings positively impacts one's upward mobility, particularly for children of low-income parents; having high savings oneself increases the chances of moving up from the bottom of the income ladder.
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