Black–white differences in intergenerational economic mobility in the United States
B Mazumder - Economic Perspectives, 2014 - papers.ssrn.com
B Mazumder
Economic Perspectives, 2014•papers.ssrn.comIn recent decades, blacks have experienced substantially less upward mobility and
substantially more downward mobility from one generation to the next than whites. These
results are shown to be highly robust to a variety of measurement issues. The author
examines rates of intergenerational mobility by race and asks whether such racial
differences in the US are likely to be eliminated and, if so, how long it might take.
substantially more downward mobility from one generation to the next than whites. These
results are shown to be highly robust to a variety of measurement issues. The author
examines rates of intergenerational mobility by race and asks whether such racial
differences in the US are likely to be eliminated and, if so, how long it might take.
Abstract
In recent decades, blacks have experienced substantially less upward mobility and substantially more downward mobility from one generation to the next than whites. These results are shown to be highly robust to a variety of measurement issues. The author examines rates of intergenerational mobility by race and asks whether such racial differences in the US are likely to be eliminated and, if so, how long it might take.
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