We generally define the phenomenon of social mobility as the step from one initial social
positioning (the origin) to one final social positioning (the destination). This social …

Social mobility is an issue at the crossroad of various disciplines: sociology, statistics,
political science and economics. We review alternative approaches to the analysis of …

We axiomatize three different motivations for being concerned about intergenerational
mobility: mobility as a description of movement, as an indication of equality of opportunity …

This paper explores the link between the measurement of intergenerational mobility and the
notion of equality of opportunity. We show how recently proposed theories of equality of …

Research on the transmission of socio-economic status from parents to their children gained
prominence in the second half of the 20th century, first in sociology and subsequently in …

As the interest in Economics on inequality has exploded, intergenerational mobility is one of
the fundamental areas concerning inequality since it is related to many normative questions …

The article is about intergenerational mobility-one of the most important factors determining
both the level of actual inequality in a society and the willingness of such society to tolerate …

The topic of intergenerational mobility measurement has been increasingly popular among
economists in recent years. For interesting surveys, see, for example, Solon (1999) and …

Intergenerational mobility is an issue of a great theoretical and practical importance, with a
very multi-faceted nature. Broadly defined, it deals with the evolution of families' socio …

In this paper we present a first report on our ongoing project to compile and analyze a
comprehensive new set of intergenerational mobility tables for a large number of countries …