We propose a novel measure of intergenerational welfare mobility, “value-value” slope, including both pecuniary and ...

New CAP research, co-authored with economists Richard Freeman and Eunice Han, indicates that policies that make it easier for workers to form unions and bargain collectively should be at the heart of ...

Urban sprawl is not just unsightly. It could also be impeding intergenerational mobility for low-income residents and reinforcing racial inequality, according to a series of recent studies led by a ...

New research measuring resources passed from parents to children shows that current estimates of intergenerational mobility may be substantially overstated. The study from Nobel laureate James J.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook File Photo/DAILY. Buy this photo. Her studies looked across singular measures of socioeconomic ...

Researchers studying economic inequality and social mobility have established a strong link between economic outcomes for parents and children. But traditional measures may still understate the role ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation The COVID-19 crisis has a severe impact on education and employment and exposed the many social inequities that make some ...

Intergenerational relative mobility—the extent to which a person’s life chances are determined by that of her parents—is stagnant or even getting worse. In this talk on October 26, 2021, World Bank ...

UDAIPUR, India, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Centre for Development Policy and Management (CDPM) at IIM Udaipur organised a panel discussion titled 'Intergenerational Mobility and Pathways out of ...

Information on social mobility in African countries was once relatively scarce, but a new data set paints a continent-wide picture Ever since the Transatlantic slave trade ramped up in the 17th ...