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 Decentralization of the U.S. Safety Net

  • Sarah Bruch, Marcia Meyers, and Janet Gornick
  • Webinar
  • December 14 2016
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Health and Economic Mobility

  • Rourke O'Brien and Atheen Venkataramani
  • Webinar
  • September 7 2016
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Which Families Are Poor and Why?

  • Poverty Fact Sheet
  • September 2016
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Living on the Periphery: Poor Urban Men

  • Judith Bartfeld, Craig Gundersen, Timothy Smeeding, and James Ziliak
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • January 2016
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Income Instability in the Lives of Hispanic Children

  • Lisa Gennetian
  • Podcasts
  • December 2015
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Reducing Health Disparities by Poverty Status

  • Barbara Wolfe
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • October 2015