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Multigenerational mobility among males in IndiaTHIS ARTICLE IS ON EARLY VIEW | Most studies of intergenerational mobility focus on adjacent generations, and there is limited knowledge about multigenerational mobility—status transmission across three generations...
multigenerational mobility Occupational mobility Educational mobilityJournal Article
Multigenerational mobility among males in IndiaTHIS ARTICLE IS ON EARLY VIEW | Most studies of intergenerational mobility focus on adjacent generations, and there is limited knowledge about multigenerational mobility—status transmission across three generations...
multigenerational mobility Occupational mobility Educational mobilityPolicy Brief
Six sets of policy actions to promote social mobilityPromoting social mobility is an essential task of development, and a multi-faceted one. Precarious livelihoods are widespread. Containing downward mobility is an important precondition for sustaining upward mobility...
Social mobility Poverty InequalityBook Chapter
Educational mobility in the developing worldFrom the book: Social mobility in developing countries
Educational mobility Developing countries Educational expansionBlog
Grandads, dads, and sons: Examining multigenerational mobility in IndiaWhile studies have examined the association in socioeconomic status between parent and offspring, there has been relatively little research on multigenerational mobility, especially in the developing country context...
Social mobility Inequality EducationWorking Paper
Multigenerational mobility in IndiaMost studies of intergenerational mobility focus on adjacent generations, and there is limited knowledge about multigenerational mobility—that is, status transmission across three generations...
multigenerational mobility Occupational mobility Educational mobilityWorking Paper
Is there a gender bias in intergenerational mobility?: Evidence from CameroonWe examine the intergenerational mobility of women relative to men, using paired mother-daughter and father-son data on occupation and education for Cameroon...
Occupational mobility Educational mobility Intergenerational MobilityWorking Paper
Educational mobility in developing countriesThis paper reviews the small but growing literature on intergenerational educational mobility in the developing world...
Educational mobility Developing countries Educational expansion