Improving Opportunities for Economic Mobility: New Evidence and Policy Lessons
Myron Scholes Global Markets Forum
May 19, 2015, 5:30–7 p.m., Gleacher Center
Is America the “land of opportunity”? In two recent studies, Raj Chetty and his coauthors have found that: (1) Upward income mobility varies substantially within the US; areas with greater mobility tend to have five characteristics: less segregation, less income inequality, better schools, greater social capital, and more stable families. (2) Contrary to popular perception, economic mobility has not changed significantly over time; however, it is consistently lower in the US than in most developed countries.
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What’s good for poor kids isn’t bad for rich ones, The Washington Post (May 11)
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