Intergenerational social mobility in the USA
Chicago Fed work on intergenerational economic mobility and MIT-linked research on social capital and mobility are the paired sources here.
Why it matters: stagnant mobility undermines the democratic claim that effort and talent still translate into better lives.
Read both links for measurement and associations. Watch how social capital and place shape who can move up.
Intergenerational Economic Mobility in the United States – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Social capital I: measurement and associations with economic mobility