This article distills and extends recent research on the economics of human development
and social mobility. It summarizes the evidence from diverse literatures on the importance of …

Recent stories of soaring student debt levels and under-placed college graduates have
caused some to question whether a college education is still a sound investment. In this …

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 …

When I started writing this book, I knew I'd need to read piles of research but failed to foresee
the enormity of the piles. Education isn't just a major industry; it inspires researchers' …

What shapes the optimal degree of progressivity of the tax and transfer system? On the one
hand, a progressive tax system can counteract inequality in initial conditions and substitute …

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We study the link between market forces, cross-sectional inequality, and intergenerational
mobility. Emphasizing complementarities in the production of human capital, we show that …

This paper examines the sources of differences in social mobility between the US and
Denmark. Measured by income mobility, Denmark is a more mobile society, but not when …

Research examining the educational attainment of low-income students has often focused
on financial factors such as credit constraints. We use unique longitudinal data to provide …

Behavioral economics attempts to integrate insights from psychology, neuroscience, and
sociology in order to better predict individual outcomes and develop more effective policy …