Inequality & Mobility

Inequality describes the extent to which resources or outcomes (e.g., income, wealth, consumption, health, education) are similarly or unevenly distributed among individuals, groups, populations, or societies. Mobility refers to the frequency with which individuals, groups, or populations within a society change social or economic position in areas such as income, wealth, education, occupation, and the like.

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The Upward Bound College Access Program 50 Years Later: Evidence from a National Randomized Trial

  • Douglas N. Harris, Alan Nathan, and Ryne Marksteiner
  • Discussion Paper
  • 2014
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Does discrimination lead to differences in parenting practices?

  • Owen Thompson
  • Podcasts
  • 2014
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Life Beyond Bars: Children with an Incarcerated Parent

  • Neil Damron
  • Poverty Fact Sheet
  • 2014
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Disparities in the Negative Consequences of Drinking by Race, Ethnicity, and Poverty Status

  • Joe Glass
  • Podcasts
  • 2014
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Is the American Dream Still Attainable?

  • Dan Simon 
  • Poverty Fact Sheet
  • 2014
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Heirs’ Property: Preventing Loss and Promoting Effective Utilization

  • Thomas Mitchell and Jennie L. Stephens
  • Webinar
  • 2014
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Racial and ethnic infant mortality gaps and socioeconomic status

  • Steven J. Haider
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2014
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Immigrants balance local labor markets

  • Brian Cadena and Brian Kovak
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2014
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The effect of affirmative action bans on the representation of students of color in medical schools

  • Liliana M. Garces and David Mickey-Pabello
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2014
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Traumatic loss in low-income communities of color

  • Sandra Susan Smith
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2014