Inequality and opportunity : the relationship between income inequality and intergenerational transmission of income /

"Rising income inequality has the potential to affect outcomes for children whose parents are at the lower end of the income scale by curtailing their opportunities. This report aims to understand the extent to which inequalities in opportunity and outcomes are related - and the mechanisms that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Novaro, Francisco Perez Arce, 1979- (Author), Amaral, Ernesto F. L. (Ernesto Friedrich de Lima), 1977- (Author), Huang, Haijing (Author), Price, Carter C. (Author)
Corporate Author:	Labor and Population Program
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2016]
Series:	Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1509-RC.
Subjects:	Equality > Economic aspects > 21st century. Income distribution > Social aspects > 21st century. Poverty > Government policy > 21st century. Opportunity > 21st century. Equality > Economic aspects. Income distribution > Social aspects. Opportunity. Poverty > Government policy. 2000-2099

Table of Contents:

Framework for understanding inequality in incomce and opportunity
Trends in inequality
The relationship between income inequality and intergenerational transmission of income
Potential impact of policies on inequality and inequality of opportunity
Conclusion and road map for further work.