How much inequality is inherited?

Ferreira, Francisco H. G. ORCID: 0000-0001-8926-0500 (2024) How much inequality is inherited? LSE Inequalities (13 Feb 2024). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

We know that socio-economic advantage can be transmitted across generations, sometimes for long periods, writes Francisco H. G. Ferreira. But how much of the inequality that we observe today is inherited? And what does this mean for “social mobility” in the context of our current economic system?

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author
Divisions:	International Inequalities Institute
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2025 00:27
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2025 00:27
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/127456

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