life, regardless of their family background. Policies that promote social mobility include improving access to high …

/downward educational and occupational mobility across and within African countries, and the gender and rural/urban divide. Additionally, we … social mobility in Africa … some populations more vulnerable to shocks. Despite a vast literature on social mobility in advanced economies, little is …

mobility to confirm that the negative impact of income inequality on growth is higher the lower is intergenerational mobility …We posit that the relationship between income inequality and economic growth is mediated by the level of equality of … opportunity, which we identify with intergenerational mobility. In economies characterized by intergenerational rigidities, an …

. Household characteristics, including age, education, race, and gender have also been important drivers but with a net …

claims that the rise in inequality in many countries can be attributed to the concurrent rise in trade competition …

Is there a tradeoff between raising growth and reducing inequality and poverty? This paper reviews the theoretical and … empirical literature on the complex links between growth, inequality, and poverty, with causation going in both directions. The … evidence suggests that growth can be effective in reducing poverty, but its impact on inequality is ambiguous and depends on …

inequality (Furceri, Loungani, Ostry and Pizzuto, 2020). In this paper, we show that the extent of fiscal consolidation in the … inequality. Episodes marked by extreme austerity-measured using either the government's fiscal balance, health expenditures or … redistribution-have been associated with an increase in the Gini measure of inequality three times as large as in episodes where …

This paper considers various dimensions and sources of gender inequality and presents policies and best practices to … promotes gender equality. Despite recent progress, gender gaps remain across all stages of life, including before birth, and … negatively impact health, education, and economic outcomes for women. The roadmap to gender equality has to rely on legal …