We combine new data from high-frequency surveys with data on the stringency of
containment measures to examine the short-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on …

This meta-analysis tested if the links between socioeconomic status (SES) and subjective
well-being (SWB) differ by whether SES is assessed objectively or subjectively. The …

In 2005 a large earthquake struck northern Pakistan. Exposure to the earthquake was
plausibly exogenous to household and individual characteristics, and households received …

This chapter provides new evidence on educational inequality and reviews the literature on
the causes and consequences of unequal education. We document large achievement gaps …

Despite the firm consensus that income inequality is intrinsically undesirable, its impact on
economic growth is much disputed. We posit that the relationship between income inequality …

We examine intergenerational mobility (IM) in educational attainment in Africa since
independence using census data. First, we map IM across 27 countries and more than 2800 …

This chapter reviews the literature on intergenerational mobility. While our review is
centered around the large empirical literature on this topic, we also give a brief discussion of …

The impact of the global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) was felt by the entire world, but
not everyone was affected equally. The pandemic led to the largest global economic crisis …

The literature on intergenerational income mobility uses a diverse set of measures and there
is limited knowledge about whether these measures provide similar information and yield …

The shock on human capital caused by COVID-19 is likely to have long lasting
consequences, especially for children of low-educated families. Applying a counterfactual …