The Truth About Social Mobility

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  • Communities
  • Social mobility

Gregory Clark is professor of economics, University of California, Davis

Many people assume that it is much easier to move between social classes today than in the past. But new research by economist Gregory Clark, based on tracking family names across generations, reveals that mobility rates are lower than conventionally estimated, and that inherited advantage remains a deeply entrenched force.

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