Shaping the Next Genera tion
Inequality of opportunity higher in the Netherlan
ds than in many other countries
Children with rich pa
rents start life with a head start and often end up at the top of the
income distribution themselves later on. This correlation between th
e income of parents and that of their adult children is stronger in t
he Netherlands than in many other Western countries, according to res
earch by VU economist Sander de Vries.
Read more in the news item
More information on the thesis
DESCRIPTION: Inequality of opportunity higher in the Netherlan
ds than in many other countries
Children with rich pa
rents start life with a head start and often end up at the top of the
income distribution themselves later on. This correlation between th
e income of parents and that of their adult children is stronger in t
he Netherlands than in many other Western countries, according to res
earch by VU economist Sander de Vries.
Read more in the news item More information on the thesis Shaping
the Next Generation
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