Course # 47610 Day(s) M- W Time(s) 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM Term Winter 2018 This course is designed to provide a theoretical and empirical overview of issues involved in the study of intergenerational mobility in the United States. The course will cover four areas: Distributive justice and the normative evaluation of mobility. Measurement of mobility, both conceptual issues in the measures and an overview of mobility facts for the US Theories and models of intergenerational mobility ranging from family influences to social influences to genes. Roles of different types of public policies in influencing mobility. The course will emphasize the interplay of theory and empirics in understanding the determinants of mobility rates as well as in policy evaluation. Recent News More news Student Profile: Namuka Ishii, MPP Class of 2024 Thu., May 02, 2024 Student Profile: Carrie Collins, MPP Class of 2024 Tue., April 30, 2024 Alumni Profile: Eloísa Ávila-Uribe, MACRM’23 Fri., April 26, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS): Deep-Dive Conversation with Jose Macias and Alexandra Sobczynski Mon., May 06, 2024 | 7:30 PM International Policy Action Lab Mini Class with Austin Wright Tue., May 07, 2024 | 6:00 AM Driving Policy Innovation in the Social Sector in India: Lunch Conversation with Luis Miranda Tue., May 07, 2024 | 12:30 PM Harris School of Public Policy (The Keller Center), Room 2112 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States