Research shows that in the past 50 years, social class mobility—how a person's occupation, social class or income compares with that of their parents—has either increased or stayed static in the UK.

We know very little about the inequalities experienced by disabled people in the UK today. My research finds that disabled young people lag behind in employment compared to young people who are not ...

Family conditions—specifically, how similar one's social status and background is to one's parents' status—may play a bigger role in determining how easily an individual can shift into a wealthier ...

When political science major Zabdi Velásquez graduates from UC Riverside in mid-June, he will be one of thousands of new University of California alums entering their next chapter unburdened by ...

Intergenerational mobility is a central measure of the nation’s economic well-being. While measures of economic growth capture average levels of material well-being, and measures of inequality capture ...

Family standing next to Thor's Hammer hoodoo on top of mountain looking at beautiful view. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA The Archbridge Institute released a new report that ranks the 50 states ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Where you start in life shouldn’t determine where you end up. But the reality is that opportunities for upward social mobility are still ...

A large research team—including Raj Chetty of Harvard University, Matthew Jackson of Stanford University, and Theresa Kuchler and Johannes Stroebel of New York University—worked with proprietary data ...