Doing as Well as One’s Parents? Tracking Recent Changes in Absolute Income Mobility in Canada - ARCHIVED

Articles and reports: 11-626-X2017073

Description:

This article in the Economic Insights series provides Canadian evidence of recent changes in intergenerational income mobility in Canada. The study uses a unique Canadian database that directly links children and parents. The analysis focuses on absolute income mobility—often seen as an indicator of economic opportunity in a society.

Issue Number: 2017073
Author(s): Ostrovsky, Yuri

Main Product: Economic Insights

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HTMLMay 23, 2017
  • Correction: October 5, 2017

    The title of Chart 5 in the article was corrected to: Absolute Income mobility rate at age 40 of children born in 1963, 1969, or 1974, by percentile of parent’s income, alternative sample.

PDFMay 23, 2017
  • Correction: October 5, 2017

    The title of Chart 5 in the article was corrected to: Absolute Income mobility rate at age 40 of children born in 1963, 1969, or 1974, by percentile of parent’s income, alternative sample.