Inequality and intergenerational mobility: measuring what matters and why. This project aims to enhance the methodological and theoretical foundations for measuring economic inequality and social mobi

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Inequality and intergenerational mobility: measuring what matters and why. This project aims to enhance the methodological and theoretical foundations for measuring economic inequality and social mobility, and to understand their drivers. It will propose new measures of inequality and intergenerational mobility, provide theoretical foundations for mobility measures, explore parents’ aspirations for their children, and explore mechanisms of intergenerational persistence of disadvantage. Expected outcomes of this project include enhanced research capacity on economic inequality, strengthening collaboration between Australian and global leaders, and through postdoctoral appointments. This will provide significant benefits including methodological and theoretical advances of global significance. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3801 - Applied Economics. Lead: Prof Peter Siminski