Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/87938 
Year of Publication: 
1999
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 393
Publisher: 
Inter-American Development Bank, Office of the Chief Economist, Washington, DC
Abstract: 
In this paper, social mobility is measured by looking at the extent to which family background determines socioeconomic success. An index of social mobility for developing countries is proposed based on the correlation of schooling gaps between siblings.
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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