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Where You Are Born Matters: Inequality of Opportunities and Intergenerational Mobility across Colombia’s Territory

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dc.contributor.authorDávalos, María Eugenia
dc.contributor.authorMonroy, Juan Manuel
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-21T18:56:28Z
dc.date.available2025-05-21T18:56:28Z
dc.date.issued2025-05-21
dc.description.abstractAbstract The circumstances into which individuals are born are beyond their control, yet they play a significant role in shaping people’s economic opportunities and are thus key drivers of inequality and its persistence over time. Understanding the role of place of birth is essential to understanding inequality of opportunities and social mobility, both of which directly affect overall inequality. This paper uses machine learning techniques and data from Colombia, one of the most unequal countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, to estimate inequality of opportunity and intergenerational education mobility indexes. The analysis incorporate place of birth and a more granular geographic lens to capture the extent of regional disparities. The findings show that 49 percent of the Gini income inequality is explained by circumstances at birth, and place of birth accounts for up to half of these inequalities. Intergenerational mobility measures at the department (province) level also reveal striking disparities in opportunities across the country. These findings underscore the critical role that place of birth plays in perpetuating inequality, providing important insights for policies aimed at promoting social mobility and reducing territorial disparities.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099721005192589316
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-11126
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/43225
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 11126
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectINTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICA
dc.subjectCOLOMBIA
dc.titleWhere You Are Born Mattersen
dc.title.subtitleInequality of Opportunities and Intergenerational Mobility across Colombia’s Territoryen
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2025-05-21
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-23T02:16:51.784308Z
okr.date.lastmodified2025-05-20T20:02:20Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099721005192589316
okr.guid099721005192589316
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-e9f9cc35-993a-4061-af5a-4e5fde8cb328
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11126
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum40014276
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum40014276
okr.identifier.reportWPS11126
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okr.pdfurlhttps://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099721005192589316/pdf/IDU-e9f9cc35-993a-4061-af5a-4e5fde8cb328.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America and Caribbean
okr.region.countryColombia
okr.sectorCentral Government (Central Agencies)
okr.sectorPublic Administration
okr.themeMacroeconomic Model Development,Inclusive Growth,Poverty and Equity,Poverty and Equity,Economic Policy,Environment, Infrastructure, and Natural Resource Management,Economic Growth,Access to Climate Finance,Social Protection,Economic Inclusion,Macroeconomic Modeling,Human Development
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Income
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicEducation
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.unitEFI-LCR-POV-Poverty and Equity (ELCPV)
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