Is Intergenerational Economic Mobility Lower Now Than in the Past?

Chicago Fed Letter, No. 297, April 2012

By Bhash Mazumder

This article presents evidence on long-term trends in intergenerational economic
mobility in the United States and considers the prospects for intergenerational mobility going forward.

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