Intergenerational mobility — an adult’s ability to exit poverty and earn more than their parents — is falling in the USA. Parolin et al. compare intergenerational poverty persistence (a measure of immobility) in the USA to four peer countries and conclude that disproportionately high poverty persistence in the USA is due to a weak safety net.
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Pac, J. Intergenerational poverty persistence. Nat Hum Behav 9, 243–244 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-02063-8
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