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Land of opportunity? Economic mobility in the United States. 2012 annual report of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

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  • Kartik B. Athreya
  • Jessica Sackett Romero

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Economics writer Jessie Romero and group vice president 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.

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  • Kartik B. Athreya & Jessica Sackett Romero, 2012. "Land of opportunity? Economic mobility in the United States. 2012 annual report of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond," Annual Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, pages 4-23.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedrar:y:2012:p:4-23
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    1. Athreya, Kartik B., 2014. "Big Ideas in Macroeconomics: A Nontechnical View," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 0262019736, December.

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