For the past several weeks, families, college leaders and even lawmakers have been focused on the question of whether students will be returning to campuses this fall. But the coronavirus pandemic’s ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 118, No. 31 (August 3, 2021), pp. 1-10 (10 pages) Despite overall improvements in health and living standards in ...

The demographic dynamics in India and China have major impacts on global economic development. Seeking to reassess the demographic race between the two countries with a focus on human capital and ...

Intergenerational education and health outcomes refer to the processes by which educational achievements and associated skills are transmitted within families, ultimately influencing health and ...

Intergenerational relative mobility—the extent to which a person’s life chances are determined by that of her parents—is stagnant or even getting worse. In this talk on October 26, 2021, World Bank ...

New research measuring resources passed from parents to children shows that current estimates of intergenerational mobility may be substantially overstated. The study from Nobel laureate James J.

Family conditions—specifically, how similar one’s social status and background is to one’s parents’ status—may play a bigger role in determining how easily an individual can shift into a wealthier ...

Urban sprawl is not just unsightly. It could also be impeding intergenerational mobility for low-income residents and reinforcing racial inequality, according to a series of recent studies led by a ...

“The inequality between the haves and the have-nots is going to grow even more.” At the same time, the colleges that educate the bulk of students generally and low-income students and students of ...