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.
The Balance Sheets of Low-Income People
- J. Michael Collins
- Podcasts
- October 2012
The Legacy of the War on Poverty’s Health Programs for Non-Elderly Adults and Children
- Barbara Wolfe
- Discussion Paper
- May 2012
Reducing Income Inequality in Educational Attainment: Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Financial Aid on College Completion
- Sara Goldrick-Rab, Robert Kelchen, Douglas N. Harris, and James Benson
- Discussion Paper
- March 2012
Poverty and poor health: Can health care reform narrow the rich-poor gap?
- Barbara Wolfe
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Fall/Winter (2011-2012) 2012
American poverty and inequality: Key trends and future research directions
- Timothy Smeeding, Maria Cancian, John Karl Scholz, Barbara Wolfe, Robert Haveman, Jennifer Noyes, Katherine Magnuson, Carolyn Heinrich, Thomas Kaplan, Lawrence M. Berger, Marcia Carlson, J. Michael Collins, Julia Isaacs, Daniel R. Meyer, and James Walker
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- October 2011
Disadvantaged fathers and their families
- Timothy M. Smeeding, Irwin Garfinkel, and Ronald B. Mincy
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2011
From income to consumption: Understanding the transmission of inequality
- Richard Blundell
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2011
Unequal Pathways through American Universities
- Fabian T. Pfeffer and Sara Goldrick-Rab
- Discussion Paper
- March 2011
Immigration Policy and Less-Skilled Workers in the United States: Reflections on Future Directions for Reform
- Harry J. Holzer
- Discussion Paper
- January 2011
The Effect of Family Income on Risk of Child Maltreatment
- Maria Cancian, Kristen Shook Slack, Mi Youn Yang
- Discussion Paper
- August 2010