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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| Format: | eBook Section |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Paris :
OECD Publishing
2007.
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| Series: | OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers,
no.52. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705805806719 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (114 p. ) |
