Inequality and the Family in Latin America

Ricardo Hausmann and Miguel Székely

No 4158, Research Department Publications from Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

Abstract: In this paper, social mobility is measured by looking at the extent to which family background determines socioeconomic success. An index of social mobility for developing countries is proposed based on the correlation of schooling gaps between siblings.

Date: 1999-01
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