The classic promise of the American dream is that no matter where you grew up, no matter how poor you were as a kid, you can ...

Can poor kids be successful? As an adult, only 16 percent of children who grow up in poverty are economically successful. Why rich kids become rich adults and poor kids become poor adults? passes from ...

Harvard University economist Raj Chetty has spent more than a decade working to understand what makes mobility possible, and ...

says a new World Bank report called Expanding Opportunities for the Urban Poor. East Asia and the Pacific is the world’s most rapidly urbanizing region, with an average annual urbanization rate of 3 ...