Intergenerational mobility and the rise and fall of inequality: Lessons from Latin America

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Countries with high income inequality also show a strong association between parents' and children's economic well-being; i.e. low intergenerational mobility. This study is the first to test this relationship in a between-country and within-country setup; using harmonized micro data from 18 Latin American countries, spanning multiple cohorts. It is shown that experiencing higher income inequality in childhood is associated with lower intergenerational mobility measured in adulthood. Following the same methodology, the influence of economic growth and public education is evaluated: both are positively, significantly, and substantially associated with intergenerational mobility.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 18-049

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; Education and Inequality ; Job, Occupational, and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion ; Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
• Subject: Inequality ; Intergenerational Mobility ; Equality of Opportunity ; Human Capital ; Growth ; Development ; Public Education ; Great Gatsby Curve ; Latin America

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Neidhöfer, Guido
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
• (where): Mannheim
• (when): 2018

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/186126
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET