A new report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) offers new proof that many of America's poorest citizens are doing better than they were 14 years ago. Between 1991 and 2005, the average annual ...

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Researchers found that 95% of people who moved up the income ladder did so through wage increases alone or wages plus ...

The big news in the policy world on Thursday was the release of a new paper by Harvard economist Raj Chetty and four other authors on economic mobility. The study found that, contrary to popular ...

With Charlotte seeing improvement in its economic mobility opportunities, an updated tool is being rolled out to showcase what the city has done and what areas still need improvement. Leading on ...

There are many sides to Modesto: Residents living west of Highway 99 and those living east. Residents living with sidewalks and street lights, and those going without. Residents with easy access to ...

Wadena County is a net importer of workers, and the incoming workforce is highly local. Read more key findings.

We like stories of rags to riches, and believe our children ought to end up better off than we are. John Steinbeck famously wrote that socialism never took root in the United States because we’re all ...

In this article, we will look at the 15 countries with the highest economic mobility in the world. We will also shed light on social mobility efforts of some companies. If you want to skip our ...

When it comes to economic mobility, America is now falling behind other countries. “The American Dream is alive and well—and living in Copenhagen,” Michael Sandel, a well-regarded Harvard professor, ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with UC Berkeley economist Enrico Moretti about what it takes to increase economic mobility and how that could change under a President Clinton or President Trump. The ...

Editor’s note: The next president is in for a rough welcome to the Oval Office given the list of immediate crises and slow-burning policy challenges, both foreign and domestic. What should Washington ...