The Inheritance of Inequality
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- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- Published by American Economic Association in Journal of Economic Perspectives
- Vol. 16 (3) , 3-30
- https://doi.org/10.1257/089533002760278686
Abstract
How level is the intergenerational playing field? What are the causal mechanisms that underlie the intergenerational transmission of economic status? Are these mechanisms amenable to public policies in a way that would make the attainment of economic success more fair? These are the questions we will try to answer.Keywords
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