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The Research Network on Intergenerational Mobility (RNIM) is an initiative by scholars working on intergenerational mobility. The aim of the network is to provide a platform for both senior and junior researchers to discuss and disseminate the findings from their ongoing research projects on intergenerational mobility. The network will organize a virtual seminar every month.
Each seminar consists of a 60-minute presentation followed by a moderated Q&A session within a 75-minute Zoom conference. Participants can ask clarifying questions through the moderator during the presentation.
Highlight of this month
(with with Italo Colantone and Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano)
This paper studies the impact of globalization on intergenerational income mobility. Exploiting U.S. data, we find that stronger trade exposure at the commuting zone level lowers the intergenerational income mobility of residents. In particular, higher exposure to Chinese import competition lowers the income mobility of the cohort of U.S. workers born in 1980-1982. We present a general equilibrium theory in which path dependence in sector choice of individuals over generations and mobility frictions determine the dynamics of industrial compositions across locations in a country. The theory predicts that rising import competition reduces intergenerational income mobility, consistent with the empirical findings.
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