‘OECD’ Archives
Going for Growth 2010: Easier to climb the social ladder and earn more than one’s parents in the Nordic countries, Australia and Canada
Going for Growth 2010: It is easier to climb the social ladder and earn more than one’s parents in the Nordic countries, Australia and Canada than in France, Italy, Britain and the United States, according to a new OECD study. Intergenerational Social Mobility: a family affair? says weak social mobility can signal a lack of equal [...]
A Family Affair: Intergenerational Social Mobility across OECD Countries
Higher inequality is associated with lower intergenerational mobility. More progressive taxation, higher unemployment benefits, more childcare and early childhood education, and other measures that reduce inequality promote social mobility. Tracking, ability-grouping, and pushing disadvantaged students into vocational education hinder it. [...]
