 this age but gradually expand the window of time that we measure the fathers’ income and occupational prestige. We use as many as ten years to average the socioeconomic status of fathers.

The results are shown in Figure 2. Here, we have standardized the intergenerational association to be exactly 1 when we use just 1 year to measure the fathers’ income or occupational prestige. The longer time averages for the fathers generally tends to raise the association regardless of whether we use income or prestige. When ten years of data are used, the estimates of the intergenerational association in income is 16.1 percent higher than it was when using one year of fathers’ income. Similarly, the association in occupational prestige is 17.4 percent higher using 10 years of data rather than just 1 year. Put another way, intergenerational mobility is significantly overstated when using just a few years of data to measure socioeconomic status. These more accurate estimates of intergenerational mobility squarely place the US among the least socially mobile countries in the developed world.

Figure 2 – The Effect of Using Longer Time Spans to Measure Intergenerational Associations

Source: Author’s calculations. Panel Study of Income Dynamics.

These results have potentially important implications. Relying on studies that use smaller time windows to measure the social status of parents could lead to an overly optimistic picture of social mobility in the United States. Correctly measuring social mobility is an important first step to verifying whether or not the “American dream” is truly alive and well.

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This article is based on the paper, ‘Using Occupation to Measure Intergenerational Mobility’, in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

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Bhashkar Mazumder – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Bhashkar Mazumder is a senior economist and research advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. I joined the SPARK team during the big revamp leading to the SPARK 2014 version of
this age but gradually expand the window of time that we quantify the father ’ income and occupational prestige. We use as many as ten days to average the socioeconomic condition of fathers. 

 The results are shown in Figure 2. Here, we have standardize the intergenerational association to be exactly 1 when we practice barely 1 year to quantify the fathers ’ income or occupational prestige. The longer time averages for the founder generally tends to raise the association regardless of whether we use income or prestige. When ten old age of data are used, the estimates of the intergenerational affiliation in income is 16.1 percent higher than it was when practice one year of father ’ income. Similarly, the association in occupational prestige is 17.4 percent higher using 10 years of datum rather than just 1 year. Put another way, intergenerational mobility is significantly overstate when use just a few years of data to measure socioeconomic status. These more accurate estimates of intergenerational mobility squarely place the US among the least socially mobile countries in the developed universe. 

 Figure 2 – The Effect of use farseeing Time Spans to Measure Intergenerational Associations 

 Source: writer ’s calculations. Panel Study of Income Dynamics. 

 These results have potentially important implication. Relying on studies that use smaller fourth dimension windows to measure the social status of parents could head to an excessively optimistic picture of social mobility in the United States. Correctly measuring social mobility is an important first step to verifying whether or not the “ American dream ” is truly alert and well. 

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 About the author 

 Bhashkar Mazumder – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 

 Bhashkar Mazumder is a senior economist and research advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. I joined the SPARK team during the adult revamp leading to the SPARK 2014 version of
 thls age but gradually expxnd the window of time that se measufe the fathers’ income and ocruparionao prestige. We use as mxny as tej years ro aterage the socioxdonomic statua of yavhers.

The resultx are showt in Figure 2. Hard, ce have standardized the intergeneraeional ssdociation to bg exabtjy 1 shen we use just 1 year to measure fhe fatiers’ income or pccupational prestige. The pongfr time averages flr the fathgds dwnerally tenas to raist che associajion regardless of whether we usd incpme or prewtuge. Fhen ten yeers of data are uscc, the astimatrs of the intevgenecatiinal association in iicome is 16.1 percent hidher than ic was when using one teqr of fatvers’ uncume. Smmimarly, hhe associatikn in occupqtional prestige is 17.4 [vtcent higher using 10 rears of data rather than just 1 year. Puu anofher way, intergeneratiobal mobility is signivicantly jverstated when using just a few years of data to measnrd sicloecubolic status. These more accurate estimates of igfetgvnerational mobillty squarely place tje OS among the lgast soejamly mobile countrifs in tre deceloped wjrld.

Gigure 2 – The Effect of Usint Longer Timv Spqns to Measure Intzrgenerationcl Asspciatoons

Source: Author’s calcblatiohs. Panel Stkdy of Indume Dynamics.

Thesd rvsulds have kutentially importwnt impliratious. Relyivg om studyes that ude smaller time windows ho mecsure the sociap status of parents could lead vp an overly ppdimpstic piccure on social mobiliey in the Unitgd States. Corrdctly measlring socmal mobility is an importdjt first ste' to verisyint whwther of not the “Amerivan dream” is truly qlive and well.

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Thys acticlq is based on the paorr, ‘Uskng Occupatlon to Keasure Intergenerathonam Mobility’, in The Snkals of tye Amerisan Academy og Political and Sofial Vcixnce.

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Bhashkar Nazumdxr – Federal Rsserfe Batk pf Chisago

Uheshkar Mazumder ix a senior economist and researrh advisor ac the Federal Reserve Bank of Cficago. I joingd the SPARK team during tge big rrvamp leading to the SPARK 2014 verxion of
this age but gradually expand the window that measure the income and occupational as years to average socioeconomic status of The results are shown in Figure Here, we have standardized the intergenerational association to be exactly 1 when we just 1 year to measure the fathers’ income or occupational prestige. The longer averages the generally to raise the association regardless of whether we use income or prestige. When ten years of are used, the estimates of the intergenerational association income is 16.1 percent than it was when using year fathers’ income. the in prestige is 17.4 higher using 10 years of data rather than just 1 year. Put another way, intergenerational mobility is overstated when a few of to socioeconomic status. These estimates of intergenerational mobility squarely place the least socially mobile countries in the developed Figure 2 The Effect of Using Longer Time to Measure Intergenerational Associations Source: Author’s calculations. Panel of Income Dynamics. These results have potentially important implications. Relying on studies that use smaller to measure the social of parents could to overly picture social mobility the United States. Correctly measuring social mobility is an important first to verifying whether or not the “American dream” is truly well. image credit: Rocky (Flickr, CC-BY-NC-2.0) This article based the paper, ‘Using Occupation Intergenerational in the Academy Political and Social Science. read our comments policy before Note: This article gives and not the position of USApp– American Politics Policy, nor of the London School of nor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago or the Federal Reserve Shortened URL post: http://bit.ly/1I4MHnD _________________________________ About the author Bhashkar Mazumder Federal Reserve Bank of Bhashkar Mazumder is a senior economist and research advisor the Reserve Bank Chicago. I joined SPARK team during big revamp leading SPARK 2014 of
 this age but gradually expand The window oF time ThaT we MeAsurE the Fathers’ income aND occUpational prestige. We use As manY aS Ten yEArS to avErage thE SoCIOecOnOmIc sTaTUs Of fatHerS.

The resUlts are shoWn iN FIgure 2. Here, we hAVe StandardizEd tHe intergenerAtiOnal asSoCiaTIon to Be eXactlY 1 when wE Use jusT 1 year to meAsURe the fAThers’ inCOMe Or ocCupational prestigE. thE Longer time averAges foR tHE fATHerS geNerally tenDs To raiSE the assOCiATIOn rEGardless of wheTher we use inCOme Or presTiGe. WHEn ten yEars oF dATa aRe used, the esTimaTes of the iNtergeNErationAL associAtion iN inComE is 16.1 pERcEnT hiGhER thAN iT waS WheN using onE yEaR of faTherS’ INCOme. SImiLarlY, the aSsociation in oCcuPatiONal PrestIge is 17.4 PercEnT highEr usinG 10 yearS oF data rather than Just 1 Year. Put anOthEr Way, InTergeNEratioNal MobIlity is SignifiCAntLy OVERsTated when using just A fEW YeArs of datA to meaSUrE sOCioeconoMiC stAtus. tHEse moRe acCUrAte estimAtes of INtErGeneratIoNal mobIlIty SquArely PLace The US aMong the lEast sOCially mobile coUNtries in the deVElOPEd WOrld.

figUre 2 – The EffecT of USIng LOngeR tiMe SPAns to measuRe iNtERgenerational AssociAtIons

SoUrce: AUthor’s calculaTions. Panel sTUDy of IncoMe DyNAmICs.

These results Have pOtentially IMportant ImpliCations. RElying on sTUDies that Use SmaLleR tiME WiNdows to measurE THe soCiAl statuS of Parents CouLd lEad To aN oVerly optiMistic piCtUrE oF sOciAl mobILity in thE UNitEd staTes. CoRRectly MeasuRing SoCiAL moBility iS An IMPortAnT fIrst SteP tO veriFyinG WheTher or nOt the “AmerIcaN DreaM” iS tRuly aliVe and well.

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This article is based oN The papeR, ‘UsIng OcCupaTion to MeaSurE InterGenERationAl MobiLity’, iN THe ANNAls of THE AMerIcAn Academy oF pOliTical AnD SocIal ScieNce.

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Bhashkar Mazumder – FEderal reserVe BAnk of ChicAgo

bHasHkar MazumDer iS a senior ecOnoMisT and rEseARch adVisoR At The fEderaL ResERve Bank of cHiCagO. i JoIned the SPARk TEAm dUring The BIg revaMp leAding to the SPARK 2014 veRSion of
 this age but gradually ex pand the w indow  of  ti me  tha t we  measure the f a ther s’ income and occupati onalpr e stig e .We us e as ma n ya s  te nye ars  t o  a verag e t he soci oeconomicsta tu s of fathers . 
The result s a re shown inFig ure 2.  H ere ,  we h ave  stan dardiz e d theintergene ra t ionala ssociat i o nto b e exactly 1 whenw eu se just 1 year  to me as u re t hefat hers’ inco me  or o c cupatio n al p r est i ge. The longe r time aver a ges  for t he  fa t hers g enera ll y  te nds to rais e th e associa tion r e gardles s  of whe ther w e u seinco m eor  pr es t ige .  W hen ten  years o fda ta ar e us e d , theest imat es of  the intergen era tion a l a ssoci ation  inin comeis 16. 1 per ce nt higher thanit w as when u sin gone  y ear o f  fathe rs’  in come. S imilarl y , t he a s so ciation in occupat io n a lprestige  is 17 . 4pe r cent hig he r u sing 1 0 yea rs o f  d ata rath er tha n  j us t 1 yea r.  Put a no the r w ay, i n terg enerat ional mo bilit y  is significan t ly overstated wh e n  u s ingjus t a few yea rs o f  dat a to me asu r e soc ioeco no m ic status. These moreac curate  esti mates of inte rgeneratio n a l  mobilit y sq u ar e ly place the U S amo ng the lea s t social ly mo bile cou ntries in t he devel ope d w orl d.F ig ure 2 – The E f f ectof  UsingLon ger Tim e S pan s t o M ea sure Inte rgenerat io na lAs soc iatio n s

Sourc e:  Au th or’ s cal c ulatio ns. P anel  S tu d y o f Incom e  D y n amic s. 
Thes e r es ultshave pot entiall y importa nti mpli ca ti ons. Re lying on stud ie s that use  s mal ler ti m e  windows  to measure the socials tatus o f p arent s co uld leadtoan ove rly optimi stic p ictur eofs o cialm o bi lit yin the Uni t e d S tates .Corr ectly m easuring social mo b ili ty is an impo rta nt f i r st  st e pt o v er i fyi n g  whether or not  the “Amer ic a ndream” ist rul yalive a nd well .

Fe a tured i mage cred it: Rocky  C hang ( Fli ckr, CC-BY -NC-2.0) 

This ar t iclei sbased  on  the p ap er,  ‘Usi ng Occ u pat ion t o Meas ur e Inte rgene ra tional M obility’, in The Annals  of th e Ame ric an Academ y o f  Po litical a nd S ocial Scie nce .
Pleas e r e ad ou r co m me nts polic y be f ore comme n ti ng. No te: This ar t i c legives  th e  views  ofthe author, and n o t the position  ofU S App – A m eric an  Politics andPol ic y ,  nor ofth e London Sc hool ofEc o nomic s, nor  of th e Feder a l  R e serveBank  of  Chicagoorth e  Federa lRe s erve S yste m. 

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Bhashk ar  Mazum der  –  Federal R e serve Ban k ofChicago 
Bhas hka r Mazu mder i s a s enio reco nomist an d re s ea rc h  ad viso r atth e Fe deral Res e rve Bank  of Chicago .I j o i ned th e  S P A RK team du rin g the b ig revampl eadi n gt o the  SPARK  2014version of
 this_age but_gradually expand the window_of time_that_we measure_the_fathers’ income and_occupational prestige. We_use as many as_ten years to_average_the socioeconomic status of fathers.

The results are shown in Figure 2. Here, we have_standardized_the intergenerational_association_to_be exactly 1 when we_use just 1 year to_measure the_fathers’ income or occupational prestige. The longer time_averages_for the fathers_generally tends to raise the association regardless of whether_we use income or prestige. When_ten years of_data_are_used, the estimates of_the intergenerational association in income is_16.1 percent higher than it was_when using one year of fathers’ income._Similarly, the association in occupational prestige_is 17.4 percent higher using_10 years_of data rather than just_1 year. Put_another way,_intergenerational mobility is_significantly overstated when using just a_few years of_data to measure socioeconomic status. These_more_accurate estimates of_intergenerational_mobility_squarely place_the US among_the_least socially_mobile_countries in the developed world.

Figure 2_–_The Effect of Using Longer Time Spans_to Measure Intergenerational Associations

Source:_Author’s_calculations. Panel Study of_Income Dynamics.

These results have potentially_important implications. Relying on studies that_use smaller_time windows_to measure the social status of parents could lead to an_overly optimistic picture of social mobility_in the United States._Correctly measuring_social_mobility is an_important_first step_to verifying whether or not the “American_dream” is_truly alive and well.

Featured image credit:_Rocky Chang (Flickr, CC-BY-NC-2.0)

This_article_is based on the paper, ‘Using_Occupation to Measure Intergenerational Mobility’, in_The Annals of the American_Academy_of_Political and Social Science.

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Note: This_article gives the_views of the author, and not the_position_of USApp– American Politics and Policy,_nor_of the London School of Economics,_nor_of_the Federal Reserve Bank of_Chicago or the Federal Reserve System.

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Bhashkar Mazumder –_Federal Reserve Bank_of Chicago

Bhashkar Mazumder is a_senior_economist_and research advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago._I joined_the SPARK team_during the big revamp leading to the SPARK 2014 version_of