Social mobility: what is it and why does it matter?

The definition of social mobility is a matter of debate. In the following discussion, conceptual issues in the literature on mobility are commented. This paper defines social mobility as a situation in which the relative economic status of an agent is not dependent on starting conditions such as pa...

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Main Author: Sebastián Galiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de La Plata 2013-12-01
Series:Económica
Online Access:https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/Economica/article/view/5353