TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Heckman, James J.
AU  - Landersø, Rasmus
        TI  - Lessons from Denmark about Inequality and Social Mobility
        PY  - 2021/Mar/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 14185
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp14185
        AB  - Many American policy analysts point to Denmark as a model welfare state with low levels of income inequality and high levels of income mobility across generations. It has in place many social policies now advocated for adoption in the U.S. Despite generous Danish social policies, family influence on important child outcomes in Denmark is about as strong as it is in the United States. More advantaged families are better able to access, utilize, and influence universally available programs. Purposive sorting by levels of family advantage create neighborhood effects. Powerful forces not easily mitigated by Danish-style welfare state programs operate in both countries.
        KW  - family influence
KW  - social mobility
KW  - inequality
KW  - power of place
        ER  -