Topic Economic Mobility

Economic mobility measures the relationship between a parent and child’s economic outcomes, usually in terms of income. Too often, an individual’s economic outcome in the United States is determined by parental resources, race, and privilege, rather than individual effort and talent. In addition, rising economic inequality over the past several decades means that the consequences of stalled or falling economic mobility have gotten worse. Equitable Growth seeks to understand how today’s inequalities could be foreclosing equality of opportunity for future generations.

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Race and the lack of intergenerational economic mobility in the United States

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In Conversation with Leemore Dafny

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In Conversation with Janet Currie

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In Conversation with Raj Chetty

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We can cut child poverty in the United States in half in 10 years

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In Conversation with Bhash Mazumder

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As the U.S. rural economy changes, social safety net programs buoy rural residents above the poverty line

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Economic change and the social safety net: Are rural Americans still behind?

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