Shaping the Next Generation
Inequality of opportunity higher in the Netherlands than in many other countries
Children with rich parents start life with a head start and often end up at the top of the income distribution themselves later on. This correlation between the income of parents and that of their adult children is stronger in the Netherlands than in many other Western countries, according to research by VU economist Sander de Vries.
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