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Strategies for improving economic mobility of workers: a conference report


Abstract: The issue of economic opportunity for the disadvantaged has grown in importance. We?ve witnessed healthy job creation rates in recent years, and by almost all measures American workers, overall, have gained economic ground. Yet, at the same time, it?s also well known that inequality in economic outcomes has increased. Those at the bottom of the income distribution have not grown as fast as those on the top, and may even be stagnating. These trends imply that segments of the labor force have relatively more limited chances for economic mobility.

Keywords: Labor mobility;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Part of Series: Profitwise

Publication Date: 2008

Issue: Sep

Pages: 1-10