fertility and transfers dampen intergenerational mobility. To evaluate the quantitative importance of this mechanism, we extend … fertility, family transfers, and education. The model, estimated to the US in the 2000s, implies that a counterfactual flat … income-fertility profile would-through the equalization of initial conditions-increase intergenerational mobility by 6%. The …

dynamic interaction between skill formation, income inequality and structural transformation with the rise (and potential fall …

, we first review the empirical literature on intergenerational mobility and inequality of opportunity for the region … a paucity of representative datasets containing linked information on parents and children, the inequality of …-post conception of inequality of opportunity are introduced to address this shortcoming. They yield a set of new inequality of …

have shot up in tandem. Yet the number of Ghanaians living in poverty is higher than ever before, and social inequality is … of social inequality in Ghana. It specifically explores the possibilities and limitations Ghana faces in meeting the … not inclusive in terms of gender, class or geographic location. Far from addressing inequalities in access to university …

importance of “trade-induced horizontal inequality,” i.e. inequality brought about by trade shocks that occurs among workers with … the same level of earnings prior to the shock. While this type of inequality does not affect the income distribution, it … horizontal inequality and changes in the income distribution induced by trade in a data-driven way, we develop a characterization …