Geography plays a key role in income mobility, according to a new study which examined millions of earnings records. It’s much easier for a child to rise out of poverty in cities like Boston or Seattle than in Atlanta or Columbus. We’ll discuss the findings, and what role tax policies play in improving income mobility.
- More: Executive Summary of the Study
- More: In Climbing Income Ladder, Location Matters – NYTimes.com
- More: The Economic Impacts of Tax Expenditures Evidence from Spatial Variation Across the U.S. – The full study at EqualityofOpportunity.org
- More: A Child in Seattle Has a Much Better Chance of Escaping Poverty Than a Child in Atlanta – TheAtlantic.com