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25 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15225
Educational Inequality
Jo Blanden, Matthias Doepke, Jan Stuhler
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14857
Are Student-Athletes Exploited?
James J. Heckman, Colleen P. Loughlin
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14640
Selective Schooling Has Not Promoted Social Mobility in England
Franz Buscha, Emma Gorman, Patrick Sturgis
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14584
Athletes Greatly Benefit from Participation in Sports at the College and Secondary Level
James J. Heckman, Colleen P. Loughlin
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14575
The Lasting Effects of Early Childhood Education on Promoting the Skills and Social Mobility of Disadvantaged African Americans
Jorge Luis García, James J. Heckman, Victor Ronda
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14185
Lessons from Denmark about Inequality and Social Mobility
James J. Heckman, Rasmus Landerso
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13437
Spatial and Social Mobility in England and Wales: Moving Out to Move On?
Franz Buscha, Emma Gorman, Patrick Sturgis
forthcoming as 'Spatial and social mobility in England and Wales: a sub-national analysis of differences and trends over time' in: British Journal of Sociology
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12893
Pathways of Disadvantage: Unpacking the Intergenerational Correlation in Welfare
Melisa Bubonya, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
forthcoming in: Economics of Education Review
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12086
The Effects of Status Mobility and Group Identity on Trust
Rémi Suchon, Marie Claire Villeval
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 163, 430-463
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11684
The Golden Middle Class Neighborhood: Trends in Residential Segregation and Consequences for Offspring Outcomes
Simen Markussen, Knut Røed
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11123
Does Segregation Reduce Socio-Spatial Mobility? Evidence from Four European Countries with Different Inequality and Segregation Contexts
Jaap Nieuwenhuis, Tiit Tammaru, Maarten van Ham, Lina Hedman, David Manley
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11021
Immobile Australia: Surnames Show Strong Status Persistence, 1870–2017
Gregory Clark, Andrew Leigh, Mike Pottenger
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11005
'Inequality Is the Root of Social Evil,' or Maybe Not? Two Stories about Inequality and Public Policy
Miles Corak
published in: Canadian Public Policy, 2016, 42 (4), 367-414
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10693
The City as a Self-Help Book: The Psychology of Urban Promises
Rodrigo V. Cardoso, Evert J. Meijers, Maarten van Ham, Martijn J. Burger, Duco de Vos
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10277
Spatial Segregation and Socio-Economic Mobility in European Cities
Maarten van Ham, Tiit Tammaru, Elise de Vuijst, Merle Zwiers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10000
The Scandinavian Fantasy: The Sources of Intergenerational Mobility in Denmark and the U.S.
Rasmus Landerso, James J. Heckman
forthcoming in the Scandinavian Journal of Economics
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8380
Social Mobility and the Importance of Networks: Evidence for Britain
Oscar Marcenaro Gutierrez, John Micklewright, Anna Vignoles
published in: Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 2015, 6 (2), 190-211
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7476
Parental Investment and the Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Preferences and Attitudes
Maria Zumbühl, Thomas Dohmen, Gerard A. Pfann
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7415
Intergenerational Long Term Effects of Preschool: Structural Estimates from a Discrete Dynamic Programming Model
James J. Heckman, Lakshmi K. Raut
forthcoming in: Journal of Econometrics [Online First]
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7259
Education, Social Mobility and Religious Movements: A Theory of the Islamic Revival in Egypt
Christine Binzel, Jean-Paul Carvalho
revised version forthcoming in: Economic Journal
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7155
Inequality of Opportunity, Income Inequality and Economic Mobility: Some International Comparisons
Paolo Brunori, Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Vito Peragine
published in: Eva Paus (ed.), Getting Development Right, New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6581
The Quest for More and More Education: Implications for Social Mobility
Joanne Lindley, Stephen Machin
published in: Fiscal Studies, 2012, 33 (2), 265 - 286
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4797
Social Mobility: Is There an Advantage in Being English in Scotland?
Maarten van Ham, Allan M. Findlay, David Manley, Peteke Feijten
published as 'Migration, Occupational Mobility, and Regional Escalators in Scotland' in: [Urban Studies Research], 2012 (2012), Article ID 827171
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2380
The Intergenerational Transmission of Risk and Trust Attitudes
Thomas Dohmen, Armin Falk, David B. Huffman, Uwe Sunde
published in: Review of Economic Studies, 2012, 79 (2), 645-677
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1021
PISA Results: What a Difference Immigration Law Makes
Horst Entorf, Nicoleta Minoiu
published in: German Economic Review, 2005, 6(3), 355-376
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