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	Horatio Alger is Dead (lecture) - Heather Boushey One of our most cherished national beliefs is that the United States offers tremendous opportunities for economic mobility, that even the poorest citizens or the most recent immigrants have a chance to make it rich or, at least, acquire their own piece of the "American dream." In fact, economic mobility in the United States has never been that great. International comparisons of economic mobility, for example, consistently demonstrate that European economies offer their poor far better chances o... Keywords: economics; economic policy; Horatio Alger; economic mobility; class mobility; Heather Boushey; CEPR Downloads: 122 Average rating: (1 review)
	Horatio Alger is Dead (Q&A) - Heather Boushey One of our most cherished national beliefs is that the United States offers tremendous opportunities for economic mobility, that even the poorest citizens or the most recent immigrants have a chance to make it rich or, at least, acquire their own piece of the "American dream." In fact, economic mobility in the United States has never been that great. This session explores the realities of class mobility in America today. Keywords: economics; economic policy; Horatio Alger; economic mobility; Heather Boushey; class mobility; CEPR Downloads: 116 Average rating: (0 review)