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Social mobility in developing countries: Directions for research practice, knowledge gaps and policy supportFrom the book: Social mobility in developing countries
Social mobility Inequality; Income inequalityBook Chapter
Social mobility and horizontal inequalityFrom the book: Social mobility in developing countries
Social mobility Horizontal inequality Ethnic inequalityBook Chapter
Informalities, volatility, and precarious social mobility in urban slumsFrom the book: Social mobility in developing countries
Informality Slums Social mobilityBook Chapter
Social mobility and human capital in low- and middle-income countriesFrom the book: Social mobility in developing countries
Social mobility Human capital Cognitive abilityBook Chapter
Social mobility in China: A case study of social mobility research in the Global SouthPart of Journal Special Issue Social mobility in developing countries
Social mobility Gender Log-linear modelsBook Chapter
Economic approach to intergenerational mobility: Measures, methods, and challenges in developing countriesFrom the book: Social mobility in developing countries
Social mobility Intergenerational elasticity Developing countriesBook Chapter
Exploring concepts of social mobilityFrom the book: Social mobility in developing countries
Social mobility Economic mobility MacromobilityBook Chapter
The state of knowledge about social mobility in the developing worldFrom the book: Social mobility in developing countries
Social mobility Inequality IncomeBlog
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 EducationPresentation
Maria Lo Bue and Khoa Vu to present in YoDEV Webinar SeriesMaria Lo Bue and Khoa Vu will present their work from the Social mobility in the Global South project on intergenerational mobility in Viet Nam. This presentation is a part of the Young Development Economists Webinar Series and will take place at 15...
Journal Article
The individual poverty incidence of growthThe canonical approach to analyse the poverty impact of growth is based on the comparison of poverty before and after growth...
Income mobility Poverty Dynamics Pro-poorBlog
Changing the lives of very young children: Evidence from RwandaGlobally, around 250 million children under the age of five do not meet key development milestones, which reduces their ability to reach their full potential...
Social mobility Human capital Cognitive abilityWorking Paper
Social mobility and inequality between groupsThe relationship between social mobility and inequality is well studied in the literature, but far greater attention has been paid to ‘vertical’ than to ‘horizontal’ inequality...
Social mobility Horizontal inequality Ethnic inequalityWorking Paper
Social mobility in China: A case study of a quantitative sociological approach to social mobility research in the Global SouthThis study analyses intergenerational class mobility in China as a case study of a quantitative sociological approach to social mobility research in the Global South...
Social mobility Gender Log-linear modelsWorking Paper
Concepts of social mobilityThis paper has two purposes. The first is to define clearly different social mobility concepts and components. The second is to embed these concepts and components into a larger context of social mobility research...
Social mobility Economic mobility MacromobilityWorking Paper
Will urbanization raise social mobility in the South, replicating the economic history of the West?As developing countries rapidly urbanize, the number of people living in ‘slums’—neighbourhoods lacking property rights and basic services—continues to increase...
Informality Slums Social mobility