Publications by authors named "Karen A Rolf"
Long-term decline in intergenerational mobility in the United States since the 1850s.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
January 2020
Article Synopsis
- The study uses data from 1850 to 2015, analyzing 5 million household and population records to explore trends in intergenerational social mobility in the U.S.
- While intergenerational mobility has declined over the last 150 years, the rate of decline is slower than previously believed, with occupational rank correlations rising particularly for those born before 1900.
- Although overall rank-based measures of mobility have remained stable, absolute mobility for the non-farm population increased for cohorts born before 1900 but has decreased for those born after 1940.