The inheritance of inequality

被引:374
作者
Bowles, S [1 ]
Gintis, H
机构
[1] Univ Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy
[2] Econ Program, Santa Fe Inst, Santa Fe, NM USA
[3] Univ Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 USA
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D O I
10.1257/089533002760278686
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F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
How level is the intergenerational playing field? What are the causal mechanisms that underlie the intergenerational transmission of economic status? Are these mechanisms amenable to public policies in a way that would make the attainment of economic success more fair? These are the questions we will try to answer.
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