Where is the Land of Hope and Glory? The geography of intergenerational mobility in England and Wales

Bell, Brian, Blundell, Jack and Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701 (2023) Where is the Land of Hope and Glory? The geography of intergenerational mobility in England and Wales. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 125 (1). pp. 73-106. ISSN 0347-0520

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Abstract

We present a new analysis of intergenerational mobility across three cohorts in England and Wales using linked decennial census microdata, focusing on occupation, homeownership, and education. Four main results emerge. First, area-level differences in upward occupational mobility are highly persistent over time. Second, measures of absolute and relative mobility tend to be spatially positively correlated. Third, there is a robust relationship between upward educational and upward occupational mobility. Last, there is a small negative relationship between upward homeownership mobility and upward occupational mobility, revealing that social mobility comparisons based on different outcomes can have different trends.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Economics
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification:	J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies > J62 - Job, Occupational, and Intergenerational Mobility R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R2 - Household Analysis > R23 - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R3 - Production Analysis and Firm Location > R31 - Housing Supply and Markets
Date Deposited:	24 Mar 2023 16:00
Last Modified:	18 Nov 2024 18:48
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/118512

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