This paper analyzes the relationship between spatial mobility and social mobility. It develops a two-skill-type spatial … income inequality are negatively correlated with relative regional social mobility. In the model, segregation is driven by … mobility in the respective region. …

We examine the determinants of income mobility and inequality in a Ramsey model with elastic labor supply and … two sources of heterogeneity. Moreover, these decisions are central to the extent of mobility observed in an economy. The … relationship between mobility and inequality is complex. For example, a reduction in the interest rate and an increase in the wage …

We investigate the role of firms in intergenerational mobility by decomposing the intergenerational elasticity of …

inter-generational mobility. This paper argues that the disappearance of middling jobs can drive changes in mobility … transitions across occupations are key to mobility and that the impact of parental income has grown over time. At regional level … observed decline in mobility. …

We characterize intergenerational mobility in Germany using census data on educational attainment and parental income … expanding upper secondary education. At the regional level, there exists substantial variation in mobility estimates. Place …

The traditional criticism notwithstanding, we show that social mobility can, in principle, explain political income … redistributions. Nonetheless, the social-mobility argument for redistribution is not satisfactory, as actual transition probabilities …

The paper paper estimates long run social mobility in Australia 1870-2017 tracking the status of rare surnames. The …. Notwithstanding egalitarian norms, high immigration and a well-targeted social safety net, Australian long-run social mobility rates … are low. Despite evidence on conventional measures that Australia has higher rates of social mobility than the UK or USA …