Economic Mobility

Economic Mobility

Some argue that it's harder than ever for the average American to move up the income ladder. We'll hear different perpsectives on prospects for upward economic mobility.

Some argue that it's harder than ever for the average American to move up the income ladder. We'll hear different perpsectives on prospects for upward economic mobility.

Guests

Jared Bernstein

Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser for Vice President Biden and Executive Director of the Vice President's Middle Class Task Force.

Tim Kane

Bradley Fellow in Labor Policy, Center for Data Analysis, The Heritage Foundation

Gary Solon

professor of economics, University of Michigan

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