Land of Opportunity: Economic Mobility in the United States
23 Pages Posted: 31 Mar 2016
Date Written: 2015
Abstract
Authors Jessie Romero and Kartik Athreya interpret data that suggest economic mobility has decreased in recent years. Many factors contribute to mobility, but for most people advancement depends on opportunities to obtain human capital---opportunities that are not as good for children in poor families. Initiatives that focus on early childhood education seem to yield high returns on investment. Their feasibility on a large scale is unknown, but they may have the potential to help the United States achieve a more inclusive prosperity.
Keywords: economic, mobility
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Athreya, Kartik and Romero, Jessica, Land of Opportunity: Economic Mobility in the United States (2015). Economic Quarterly, Issue 2Q, pp. 169-191, 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2756950 or http://dx.doi.org/10.21144/eq1010205
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