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The US vs Denmark: Is the Scandinavian model best for social mobility?

A man and child walk by the sea in Brighton, southern England April 20, 2011. The unseasonably hot April weather follows the UK's driest March for 60 years, according to the Met Office. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor  (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL SOCIETY) - RTR2LFYW

Intergenerational social mobility is measured in two distinct ways. Image: REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

James Heckman
Professor, University of Chicago
Rasmus Landersø
Researcher, Rockwool Foundation Research Unit
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