Neighborhoods and perceived social mobility: Evidence from Barcelona

Gerard Domènech-Arumí

Economics Letters, 2025, vol. 253, issue C

Abstract: I study the association between neighborhood exposure to social mobility and perceived social mobility. I use social mobility estimates obtained by linking millions of children to their parents in income tax returns. I use data from an original survey conducted in Barcelona to elicit perceptions. I find no association between exposure to actual social mobility in the neighborhood and perceived social mobility, suggesting that individuals do not extrapolate from their local environments when forming their beliefs about social mobility.

Keywords: Neighborhood characteristics; Social mobility; Redistribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 J62 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112348

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