Mobility Comparisons: Theoretical Definitions and People’s Perceptions

Michele Bernasconi (), Giulio Cinquanta, Valentino Dardanoni and Vincenzo Prete
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Michele Bernasconi: Department of Economics, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Cannareggio 873, 30121 Venezia, Italy
Giulio Cinquanta: Department of Economics, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Cannareggio 873, 30121 Venezia, Italy
Valentino Dardanoni: Department of Economics, Business and Statistics, University of Palermo, Ed. 13, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Vincenzo Prete: Department of Law, University of Palermo, Piazza Bologni 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy

Games, 2025, vol. 16, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: Comparing mobility is an important but controversial issue. In this paper, we argue that in a specific and relevant case, there exists a univocal and non-controversial definition of greater (exchange) mobility that allows for unambiguous comparisons. We conducted a questionnaire experiment to investigate whether people’s perceptions of social mobility align with this definition, and we found that people’s choices are broadly in line with the theoretical predictions.

Keywords: social mobility; questionnaire experiment; people’s perceptions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C C7 C70 C71 C72 C73 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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