Report

• A Penny Saved is Mobility Earned

  Nov 19, 2009 - This report finds that having parents with high savings positively impacts one's upward mobility, particularly for children of low-income parents; having high savings oneself increases the chances of moving up from the bottom of the income ladder.

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• Renewing the American Dream: A Road Map to Enhancing Economic Mobility in America

  Nov 06, 2009 - Drawing on the expertise of Pew’s Economic Mobility Project, its ideologically diverse group of principals, and three years of research (with more to come), we  have compiled a series of policy ideas in the report Renewing the American Dream: A Road Map to Enhancing Economic Mobility in America.

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• Strengthening Community Colleges’ Influence on Economic Mobility

  Oct 20, 2009 - As the nation enters what appears likely to be a slow and prolonged economic recovery, the central role that postsecondary education plays in contributing to upward mobility is receiving renewed attention.

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• Neighborhoods and the Black-White Mobility Gap

  Jul 27, 2009 - One of the most powerful findings of the Economic Mobility Project’s research to date has been the striking mobility gap between blacks and whites in America. This report explores one potentially important factor behind the black-white mobility gap: the impact of neighborhood poverty rates experienced during childhood.  

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• Ups and Downs: Does the American Economy Still Promote Upward Mobility?

  Jun 18, 2009 - According to this report from Pew’s Economic Mobility Project, the likelihood that Americans experience a two- or ten-year income drop has been consistent over the last forty years. Recovery rates from those losses have also been constant—half of adults who suffer a two-year income loss of more than 25 percent recover within four years. However, half of those suffering such a drop over ten years fall permanently behind their peers and do not fully recover.

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• Promoting Economic Mobility by Increasing Postsecondary Education

  May 12, 2009 - The facts are clear: a college education strongly affects whether Americans can make the climb up the income ladder. Data covering the last four decades show that adults who have degrees from two-year or four-year colleges have far higher family incomes than do adults who have only a high school degree or are high school dropouts.

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• Findings from a National Survey & Focus Groups on Economic Mobility

  Mar 12, 2009 - According to a new national public opinion poll conducted for Pew’s Economic Mobility Project, nearly eight-in-ten Americans believe it is still possible to improve their economic standing and remain optimistic that their family’s economic circumstances will improve within their lifetime and across generations.

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• U.S. Intragenerational Economic Mobility from 1984 to 2004: Trends and Implications

  Nov 12, 2008 - Americans are increasingly worried about their economic mobility — over half say they have not moved ahead, and nearly a third said they have fallen behind.

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• Pathways to Economic Mobility: Key Indicators

  Sep 18, 2008 - The assumption that anyone can get ahead based on capability and effort is central to the idea of the American Dream. This report from the Economic Mobility Project provides an overview of the factors that seem to most affect the likelihood that someone will move up, or down, the economic ladder in the United States.

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• Upward Intergenerational Economic Mobility in the United States

  May 29, 2008 - This report introduces two new measures of upward economic mobility. First, it captures not only whether children surpass their parents income position when compared to their peers, but also the magnitude of their movement up the income ladder. Second, the report explores factors that may account for differences in rates of upward economic mobility between black and white families.

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• Economic Mobility in America

  Feb 20, 2008 - As part of its continuing investigation of opportunity in America, the Economic Mobility Project released new chapters on education, wealth, international comparisons and mobility trends over time. These, combined with previously released chapters on gender, race, immigration and families, comprise the entire volume.

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• Economic Mobility and Federal Government Spending

  Feb 04, 2008 - Education, work experience and saving enhance the opportunity for upward economic mobility. But exactly how much does the federal government encourage economic mobility?

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• Economic Mobility of Black and White Families

  Nov 13, 2007 - Median family incomes have risen for both black and white families, but less so for black families, according to the latest report from the Economic Mobility Project.

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• Economic Mobility of Men and Women

  Nov 13, 2007 - Although they may take different routes, sons and daughters have fairly similar rates of mobility across generations, according to the latest report from the Economic Mobility Project.

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• Economic Mobility of Families Across Generations

  Nov 13, 2007 - The current generation of adults is better off than the previous one but their incomes are more unevenly distributed, according to the latest report from the Economic Mobility Project.

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• Economic Mobility of U.S. Immigrants

  Jul 25, 2007 - Immigrants are still climbing America's economic ladder, but trends suggest progress is slowing, according to the latest report from the Economic Mobility Project.

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• Is the American Dream Alive and Well?

  May 25, 2007 - American men have less income than their fathers’ generation did at the same age, according to an analysis by the Economic Mobility Project, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. Comprised of a

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