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Title: Intergenerational Mobility in Education: Variation in Geography and Time

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2018

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ISSN: 1932-8575

DOI: 10.1086/705610

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Abstract: Education mobility contributes to income mobility and is an important policy target but has received little attention. This paper documents trends (1982-2004) and geographical differences (across US states) in education mobility. We develop mobility measures that respect the unique properties of education attainment. While standard approaches suggest slightly increasing mobility over the sample period, we find that mobility fluctuated, decreasing over roughly the first decade and increasing in the second. Geographic variation in education mobility is correlated with local community and policy factors-such as the existence of high school exit exams. Finally, the South is excluded from national increases in mobility.

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Authors: Fletcher, Jason; Han, Joel

Series Title: NBER Working Papers

Publication Number: 25324

Institution: NBER

Pages: 585-634

Publisher Location: Cambridge, MA

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Land Use/Urban Organization, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography

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