Mobility

In this research spotlight, a study by Deirdre Bloome and her colleagues about a child’s likelihood of winding up on the same income rung as her parents sheds light on countervailing trends.

B. Nolan, J. Palomino, P. Van Kerm, and S. Morelli. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no 21. 2020.

In this blog post, Brian Nolan and his coauthors discuss their research on patterns of wealth transfers across generations and the role this plays in wealth accumulation.

In this interview, Bhash Mazumder discusses his work on intergenerational mobility, why the subject is so difficult to study, and how race factors into mobility and inequality.

B. Nolan, J. Palomino, P. Van Kerm, and S. Morelli. Institute for New Economic Thinking/Oxford. 2020

In this presentation, Florencia Torche explores the impact of prenatal exposure to stress on children’s outcomes, especially on their cognitive ability and educational outcomes.

In this presentation, Salvatore Morelli explores the increasing importance of wealth inequality, which has been rising since the 1980s in high-income countries.

In this presentation, Miles Corak describes how the advantages and disadvantages of family background are passed down from one generation to the next, perpetuating inequality.

L. Monroy-Gómez-Franco and R. Vélez-Grajales. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 14. 2020.

In this research spotlight, a study by Miles Corak and colleagues of differences within the United States and Canada suggests why U.S. mobility is lower than in other rich countries.