A seated audience of inequality scholars listens to a presenter during a Stone Center conference.

Economics of Intergenerational Mobility

The conference will focus on papers in the first Economics of Intergenerational Mobility for the Handbooks of Economics series.
Conference | One-Time Event
Location Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 230 S La Salle St, Chicago, IL, 60604
Organizers Bhash Mazumder, Steven Durlauf
Featured Speakers Ran Abramitzky, Pawel Bukowski, Kristina Butaeva, John Earle, Jonathan Davis, Nathan Deutscher, Francisco Ferreira, Alessandra Fogli, Veronica Guerrieri, Aleksandra Lukina, Guido Neidhofer, Martin Nybom, Hyunjoon Park, Fabian Pfeffer, Kjell Salvanes, Xi Song, Jan Stuhler
Research Areas Mobility, Methodology

Presented by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility, the Economics of Intergenerational Mobility conference will summarize the current state of research on the topic and highlight opportunities for future work. The workshop will cover theory, methodology, international differences, historical perspectives, the role of neighborhoods and race, as well as different dimensions of mobility including occupation, wealth, and wellbeing.

 

Logistics: 

Upon your arrival at the Bank, registration and check-in will be in the lobby. Here you will pick up your event name badge and be asked to provide a government issued photo ID. You will then proceed through security to the Conference Center. We recommend arriving 15 minutes before the event start time to accommodate the check-in process. 

Participation is by invitation only.

 

Schedule

Tuesday, August 27

Start Time End Time Session Session Leader(s)
8:30 a.m. 8:55 a.m. Registration and Breakfast  
8:55 a.m.  9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks  
    Session I: Historical Perspectives  
9:00 a.m.  9:50 a.m. Intergenerational Mobility in Historical Perspective Ran Abramitzky
9:50 a.m.  10:10 a.m. Coffee Break  
    Session II: Occupation and Wealth  
10:10 a.m.  11:00 a.m. Occupational Mobility

Xi Song

Hyunjoon Park
11:00 a.m.  11:20 a.m. Coffee Break  
11:20 a.m.  12:10 p.m. Intergenerational Wealth Mobility

Fabian Pfeffer

Samuel Jalalian
12:10 p.m.  1:20 p.m. Lunch Break  
    Session III: Race and Neighborhoods  
1:20 p.m.  2:10 p.m. Investigating the American Dream: The Role of Neighborhoods

Alessandra Fogli

Veronica Guerrieri

Marta Prato
2:10 p.m.  2:30 p.m. Coffee Break  
    Session IV: Cross Countries: Advanced Economies, Latin America  
2:30 p.m. . 3:20 p.m. Social Mobility in Western Countries: The Role of Families, Network, and Institutions

Kjell Salvanes

Martin Nybom
3:20 p.m.  3:40 p.m. Coffee Break  
3:40 p.m.  4:30 p.m. Inherited Inequality in Latin America

Francisco Ferreira

Guido Neidhofer
4:30 p.m.  7:00 p.m. Reception  

 

Wednesday, August 28

Start Time End Time Session Session Leader(s)
8:30 a.m.  9:00 a.m. Breakfast  
    Session V: Theory  
9:00 a.m. 9:50 a.m. Theories of Intergenerational Mobility Steven Durlauf
9:50 a.m.  10:10 a.m. Coffee Break  
    Session VI: Wellbeing  
10:10 a.m.  11:00 a.m. Intergenerational Mobility in Measures of Wellbeing

Nathan Deutscher

Jonathan Davis

Bhash Mazumder
11:00 a.m.  11:20 a.m. Coffee Break  
    Session VII: Methodological Issues  
11:20 a.m.  12:10 p.m. Measuring Intergenerational Mobility: Direct vs. Indirect Approaches

Jan Stuhler

Martin Nybom
12:10 p.m. 1:20 p.m. Lunch Break  
1:20 p.m.  2:10 p.m. The Stochastic Process Approach to Measuring Intergenerational Mobility

Kristina Butaeva

Steven Durlauf

Aleksandra Lukina
2:10 p.m.  2:30 p.m. Coffee Break  
    Session VIII: Cross Countries: China and Formerly Socialist Economies  
2:30 p.m. 3:20 p.m. Intergenerational Mobility in Formerly Socialist Economies

John Earle

Pawel Bukowski
3:20 p.m.  3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks