The Quarterly Journal of Economics· 2014Q1
Where is the land of Opportunity? The Geography of Intergenerational Mobility in the United States *
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A 10 percentile increase in parental income correlates with a 3.4 percentile increase in child income nationally, but this rate varies significantly by US region, with San Jose showing higher upward mobility (12.9% chance of reaching top quintile from bottom) than Charlotte (4.4%).
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