The economic mobility of individuals and households is of fundamental interest. While many measures of economic … mobility exist, reliance on transition matrices remains pervasive due to simplicity and ease of interpretation. However … require data from more than two periods. In this paper, we investigate what can be learned about economic mobility as measured …

pure effect of economic growth, a mobility effect and a cost due to aversion to time fluctuations given individuals' ranks … in the income distribution. The mobility effect, generated by reranking in the income distribution has two components: a … mobility due to the increase in time fluctuations of individual income streams, the net effect of mobility remains positive. In …

; changes over time in mobility, which can offset or amplify the cross-sectional increase in inequality, determine the degree to … number of mobility concepts and measures drawn from the literature, we examine mobility levels and trends for U.S. working …-age families, overall and by race, during the time span 19672004. By most measures, we find that mobility is lower in more recent …

Much of America's promise is predicated on economic mobility - the idea that people are not limited or defined by where … they start, but can move up the economic ladder based on their efforts and accomplishments. Family income mobility … year since the mid-1970s; given this rising cross-sectional inequality, changes over time in mobility determine the degree …

Much of America's promise is predicated on economic mobility - the possibility that people can move up and down the … economic ladder during their lifetimes. Mobility is of particular consequence when economic disparities are increasing. Using … panel data and mobility concepts and measures adapted from the literature, this paper examines 10-year income mobility …