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Social climbing makes the English happy, but not Americans

By Bram Vanhoutte Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: July 24, 2015

In a paper published this week, and covered in the national media, Bram Vanhoutte explores social mobility in England and US. What are the policy implications of these findings? Social mobility, or the difference between the social position of your upbringing and the one you yourself are in, can yield powerful insight into mechanisms that […]

Tagged With: American dream, England, professional, social mobility, US, working class

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