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A 1928 US presidential campaign once tried to quantify the American Dream: “A chicken in every pot and a car in every backyard.” Yet the concept rests on an underlying fundamental “ideal that children have a higher standard of living than their parents.” In this robust and thought-provoking study, a team of researchers analyzes historical data to see how income mobility has changed for Americans born between 1940 and 1984. getAbstract recommends this groundbreaking report to those asking if the US economy is delivering on its promise.
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Raj Chetty and Nathaniel Hendren are professors at Harvard University. David Grusky is a professor at Stanford University. Maximilian Hell, Robert Manduca and Jimmy Narang are PhD students.
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