This chart shows how tough it is for the poor to recover from a bad start in life

Richard Reeves and Kerry Searle Grannis of Brookings have pulled together a bunch of mobility data, creating some punchy charts to go with it, include the one above. The basic theme is that there are “gaps” at each stage of life which hamper economic mobility. Without a “strong start,” at these stages, a person may not … Continue reading This chart shows how tough it is for the poor to recover from a bad start in life