In Episode 7 of Linking our Lives, we're talking to Professor Patrick Sturgis from the London School of Economics and Professor Franz Buscha from the University of Westminster. Together they have been researaching social mobility for some 15 years to try to get to grips with what we really know. In this episode they discuss how and why they have used the ONS Longitudinal Study in that work, what they have learned and what policymakers seeking to tackle inequality need to consider.
Some further reading
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Spatial and social mobility in England and Wales: a sub-national analysis of differences and trends over time
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Declining social mobility? Evidence from five linked censuses in England and Wales 1971–2011
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Selective Schooling Has Not Promoted Social Mobility in England
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Declining Social Mobility? Evidence from five linked Censuses in England and Wales 1971-2011
Information
- Show
- Published23 March 2022 at 16:41 UTC
- Length26 min
- Season1
- Episode7
- RatingClean