How much inequality is inherited?

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We know that socio-economic advantage can be transmitted across generations, sometimes for long periods, writes Francisco H. G. Ferreira. But how much of the inequality that we observe today is inherited? And what does this mean for “social mobility” in the context of our current economic system?

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Departments	International Inequalities Institute
Date Deposited	04 Mar 2025 00:27
URI	https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/127456

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Ferreira, Francisco H. G.

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2024/02/13/how-much-inequality-is-inherited/

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