Arbeitspapier
Intergenerational mobility and the rise and fall of inequality: Lessons from Latin America
Countries with high income inequality also show a strong association between parents´ and children´s economic well-being; i.e. low intergenerational mobility. This study is the first to test this relationship in a between and within country setup, using harmonized micro data from 18 Latin American countries spanning multiple cohorts. It is shown that experiencing higher inequality in childhood has a negative effect on intergenerational mobility as adults. Furthermore, the influence of economic growth and public education is evaluated: both have a positive, significant, and substantial effect on intergenerational mobility.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Diskussionsbeiträge ; No. 2016/3
Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
Education and Inequality
Job, Occupational, and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
intergenerational mobility
equality of opportunity
human capital
growth
development
public education
Great Gatsby Curve
Latin America
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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12.07.2024, 13:20 MESZ
Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Neidhöfer, Guido
- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft
Entstanden
- 2016