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And more importantly, "mobility for who?"
In this first lecture of #EconomicsOfChildhood Professor Durlauf introduces the economics of mobility and gives an overview of why economics studies the inequality of opportunity. Using the United States as the primary example in the series, he provides the historical and current evidence of how economics identifies the inequality of opportunity and income inequality in general. He reminds us of the two different lenses scholars can examine mobility, intergenerationally (comparing parents to their children) and intragenerationally (social movements throughout one’s lifeline). Overall, he advocates the important concept of “education as steppingstone” when thinking about mobility.
Learn more at economicsofchildhood.org
Produced by Matthew Kulvicki, Nick Alpha & Kurt Semm
And more importantly, "mobility for who?"
In this first lecture of #EconomicsOfChildhood Professor Durlauf introduces the economics of mobility and gives an overview of why economics studies the inequality of opportunity. Using the United States as the primary example in the series, he provides the historical and current evidence of how economics identifies the inequality of opportunity and income inequality in general. He reminds us of the two different lenses scholars can examine mobility, intergenerationally (comparing parents to their children) and intragenerationally (social movements throughout one’s lifeline). Overall, he advocates the important concept of “education as steppingstone” when thinking about mobility.
Learn more at economicsofchildhood.org
Produced by Matthew Kulvicki, Nick Alpha & Kurt Semm
![Fear and Loathing in Expertise [Rob Johnson]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OPCNEOtZelQ/mqdefault.jpg "Fear and Loathing in Expertise [Rob Johnson]
Expertise is broken. Trust is eroding. Enough is enough.
Rob Johnson and INET are calling on you to join us in redoubling our efforts. We are here to support you in learning about the systemic challenges we face, and to provide the tools necessary to shine light on darkness. Together we will fix this mess, because a society without trust is no society at all.
Produced by Matthew Kulvicki & Nick Alpha")
