Upward structural mobility, exchange mobility, and subgroup consistent mobility measurement: U.S.-German mobility rankings revisited
(2011) Review of Income and Wealth — Vol. 57, n° 1, p. 1-22 (2011)
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- Abstract
- We formalize the concept of upward structural mobility and use the framework of subgroup consistent mobility measurement to derive a relative and an absolute measure of mobility that is increasing in upward structural mobility and compatible with the notion of exchange mobility. In our empirical illustration, we contribute substantively to the ongoing debate about mobility rankings between the U.S. and Germany by demonstrating that the U.S. typically does exhibit more upward structural mobility than Germany.
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University of Southampton School of Social Sciences Universiteit Gent SHERPPA
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Schluter, C., & Van de gaer, D. (2011). Upward structural mobility, exchange mobility, and subgroup consistent mobility measurement: U.S.-German mobility rankings revisited. Review of Income and Wealth, 57(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4991.2009.00372.x (Original work published 2011)