Essays on Economic Mobility and Inequality in the United States

How does economic mobility over the individual life course shape population-level trends in economic inequality, and, in turn, how does this inequality influence individuals' economic mobility prospects? Historically, allowing opportunities for economic mobility has been seen as an American alt...

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Main Author: Bloome, Deirdre R
Other Authors: Western, Bruce
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2014
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Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11645
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12274594