This paper concerns the problem of inferring the effects of covariates on intergenerational income mobility, i.e. on … of mobility- (i) traditional transition probability of movement across income quantiles over generations and (ii) a new …

income, employment, total income, and marriage; and no impact on divorce or fertility. Within just a few years, Katrina … warning. Our results suggest that, at least in this particular disaster, aid to cover destroyed assets and short-run income …

compensates for half of these wage losses. Households also partially compensate by using a variety of income sources …. Distributions from retirement accounts increase in the short run. Self-employment income and disability insurance payments increase … over longer periods. More generous UI benefits crowd out household wage income and are associated with increased …

Lower intergenerational income mobility for blacks is a likely cause behind the persistent interracial gap in economic … status in the United States. However, few studies have analyzed black-white differences in intergenerational income mobility … traditional transition probability of movement across income quantiles. We then introduce a new measure of upward mobility which …