The relationship between intergenerational mobility and equality of opportunity
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- Adermon, Adrian & Brandén, Gunnar & Nybom, Martin, 2025. "The Relationship Between Intergenerational Mobility and Equality of Opportunity," IZA Discussion Papers 17792, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Keywords
Equality of opportunity; Intergenerational mobility; Sibling correlations;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAB-2025-04-21 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-LTV-2025-04-21 (Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty)
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