Intergenerational Transmission of Disadvantage: Mobility or Immobility Across Generations?

This report surveys the research in OECD countries on intergenerational mobility - i.e. the extent to which key characteristics and life experiences of individuals differ from those of their parents. A number of findings emerge: Intergenerational earnings mobility varies significantly across countri...

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1. Verfasser: D'Addio, Anna Christina (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Paris OECD Publishing 2007
Schriftenreihe:OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers no.52
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Zusammenfassung:This report surveys the research in OECD countries on intergenerational mobility - i.e. the extent to which key characteristics and life experiences of individuals differ from those of their parents. A number of findings emerge: Intergenerational earnings mobility varies significantly across countries; Education is a major contributor to intergenerational income mobility and educational differences tend to persist across generations; Evidence of intergenerational immobility extends to other outcomes; Early and sustained investment in children and families can help.
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (114 p.) 21 x 29.7cm.
DOI:10.1787/217730505550