Pew research project report on U.S. family upward mobility

Pew Trusts research project report on U.S. family upward mobility
11/19/07

On Tuesday, November 13, 2007 the Economic Mobility Project released a set of three new reports on the economic mobility of families. "Doing better" than one's parents has long been a key element of the American Dream. But are Americans better off today than their own parents were a generation ago? How much does one's eventual success depend on family background? Is the American Dream a reality for black and white families alike? Does the transmission of economic advantage from parents to children differ for sons and daughters? The reports, written by Julia B. Isaacs of The Brookings Institution, address these questions presenting in-depth analysis and findings on the economic mobility of families, of men and women, and of black and white families.

To download any of the reports, please click on the link below or visit our Reports and Research section for all reports by the Economic Mobility Project. This section also has PDF versions of figures and tables for each report.

http://www.economicmobility.org/reports_and_research/