intergenerational mobility
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Still, the fact remains: intergenerational mobility has slowed.
From The Guardian • May 22, 2019
Whether it’s the number of hours worked, the social safety net, intergenerational mobility, you name it.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2018
US universities dominate global rankings, but its top colleges could hardly be described as engines of intergenerational mobility.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2017
She also analyzed the role large inheritances play in "the fairly limited intergenerational mobility."
From Reuters • Oct. 17, 2014
The team of researchers initially analyzed an enormous database of earnings records to study tax policy, hypothesizing that different local and state tax breaks might affect intergenerational mobility.
From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2013
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