Generational Income Mobility in North America and Europe

Miles Corak

ISBN 10: 0521827604 / ISBN 13: 9780521827607

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2004

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Labour markets in North America and Europe have changed tremendously in the face of increased globalisation and technical progress, raising important challenges for policy makers concerned with equality of opportunity. This book examines the influence of both changes in income inequality and of social policies on the degree to which economic advantage is passed on between parents and children in the rich countries. Standard theoretical models of generational dynamics are extended to examine generational income and earnings mobility over time and across space. Over twenty contributors from North America and Europe offer comparable estimates of the degree of mobility, changes in mobility, and the impact of government policy. In so doing, they strengthen the analytical tool kit used in the study of generational mobility, and offer insights for research and directions in dealing with equality of opportunity and child poverty.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Generational Income Mobility in North America and Europe
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521827604
• ISBN 13: 9780521827607
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 157H x 23D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 644 grams

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Synopsis

What economic regimes offer children born into poor families the best hope of moving into higher income groups? This study analyzes and contrasts the experience of the more free market based North American and British economies with the more corporate state models of continental Europe. Written by leading economists from North America and Europe, the book combines innovative methodology with surprising conclusions. It ends with two more policy-oriented chapters which consider intergenerational mobility in a broader perspective.

Book Description

What economic regimes offer children born into poor families the best hope of moving into higher income groups? This study analyses and contrasts the experience of the more free market North American and British economies with the more corporate state models of continental Europe. The book has been written by leading economists from North America and Europe and combines innovative methdology with surprising conclusions. The book ends with two more policy-oriented, less technical chapters which place integenerational mobility in a broader perspective.