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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Testimony by Michelle Holder before the Joint Economic Committee

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JOLTS Day Graphs: August 2021 Edition

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Equitable Growth welcomes two new Dissertation Scholars for 2021–22 academic year

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