Inequality describes the extent to which resources or outcomes (e.g., income, wealth, consumption, health, education) are similarly or unevenly distributed among individuals, groups, populations, or societies. Mobility refers to the frequency with which individuals, groups, or populations within a society change social or economic position in areas such as income, wealth, education, occupation, and the like.
Unequal Pathways through American Universities
- Fabian T. Pfeffer and Sara Goldrick-Rab
- Discussion Paper
- March 2011
Immigration Policy and Less-Skilled Workers in the United States: Reflections on Future Directions for Reform
- Harry J. Holzer
- Discussion Paper
- January 2011
The Effect of Family Income on Risk of Child Maltreatment
- Maria Cancian, Kristen Shook Slack, Mi Youn Yang
- Discussion Paper
- August 2010
Young Disadvantaged Men: Fathers, Families, Poverty, and Policy An Introduction to the Issues
- Timothy M. Smeeding, Irwin Garfinkel, and Ronald B. Mincy
- Discussion Paper
- August 2010
Policies that Strengthen Fatherhood and Family Relationships: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?
- Virginia Knox, Philip A. Cowan, Carolyn Pape Cowan, and Elana Bildner
- Discussion Paper
- June 2010
Incarceration and Prisoner Reentry in the United States
- Steven Raphael
- Discussion Paper
- June 2010
Explaining Racial/Ethnic Gaps in Spatial Mismatch: The Primacy of Racial Segregation
- Michael A. Stoll and Kenya L. Covington
- Discussion Paper
- May 2010
Analyzing the Impact of Highway Tolls on Low-Income Persons: An Application to the Puget Sound Region of Washington State
- Robert D. Plotnick, Jennifer Romich, Jennifer Thacker, and Matthew Dunbar
- Discussion Paper
- May 2010
Income Poverty and Income Support for Minority and Immigrant Children in Rich Countries
- Timothy M. Smeeding, Karen Robson, Coady Wing, and Jonathan Gershuny
- Discussion Paper
- December 2009
Asset-Based Measurement of Poverty
- Andrea Brandolini, Silvia Magri, and Timothy M. Smeeding
- Discussion Paper
- November 2009