Citation

Mervis J. Science 2014; 344(6186): 836-837.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, American Association for the Advancement of Science)

DOI

10.1126/science.344.6186.836

PMID

24855257

Abstract

It's not easy to keep track of who is moving up and down the economic ladder in the United States. Researchers have gotten a glimpse from surveys, but they could learn a lot more about intergenerational mobility if they could also tap into the massive amounts of information that government agencies already collect about residents for other purposes.

Language: en