The persistence of socioeconomic outcomes across generations acts as a barrier to a society's ability to exploit its resources efficiently. In order to derive policy measures which aim at accelerating intergenerational mobility, we review the existent body of research on the causes, effects and the measurement of intergenerational mobility. We also present recent empirical works which study intergenerational mobility in Europe, around the Globe, and its relevance for economic growth. We recommend four policy measures to reduce the negative impacts of
intergenerational persistence in economic outcomes: universal and high-quality child care and pre-school programs; later school tracking and increased access to vocational training to reduce skill mismatch and facilitate technological development; integration programs for migrants; and simultaneous investment in schooling and later social security programs. / Series: WWWforEurope
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VIENNA/oai:epub.wu-wien.ac.at:4720 |
| Date | 01 1900 |
| Creators | Altzinger, Wilfried, Crespo Cuaresma, Jesus, Rumplmaier, Bernhard, Sauer, Petra, Schneebaum, Alyssa |
| Publisher | European Commission, bmwfw |
| Source Sets | Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Paper, NonPeerReviewed, info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | http://epub.wu.ac.at/4720/, info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/290647/EU/Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe/WWWforEurope |
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