When the benefit people get from owning a home is taken into account, Australia looks more like Canada than Switzerland.
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Most Australians earn more than their parents.
But those born into the poorest families face the biggest barriers to improving their lot.
Globally, mothers’ educational status has a greater influence over the level of education their children attain today than was the case for people born mid-century.
Parental disability, family structure and unemployment are key factors in transmitting disadvantage between generations.
Conventional wisdom across much of the Western world says there’s a strong link between education and upward social mobility. Really?
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Lecturer in Economics and Social Statistics, UCL
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Professor of Economics, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Economics, University of Sydney