We survey the literature on income mobility, aiming to provide an integrated discussion of mobility within- and between-generations. We review mobility concepts, descriptive devices, measurement methods, data sources, and recent empirical evidence.

We provide evidence that living with an unmarried mother during childhood raises smoking propensities for young adults in Germany.

We provide evidence that living with an unmarried mother during childhood raises smoking propensities for young adults in Germany.

We survey the literature on income mobility, aiming to provide an integrated discussion of mobility within- and between-generations. We review mobility concepts, descriptive devices, measurement methods, data sources, and recent empirical evidence.