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JANUARY 13, 2025
Only in French - “Social mobility and meritocracy”, an educational lecture by researcher Cecilia García Peñalosa (CNRS/EHESS/AMSE) as part of the Sciences Echos cycle.

La mobilité sociale désigne l’évolution de la situation socio-économique d'une personne par rapport à celle de ses parents, ou tout au long de sa vie. Comment peut-elle se mesurer ? Quels sont les différents types de mobilité ? Comment a-t-elle évolué au cours du temps ? Nous poserons aussi la question des différences entre pays en termes de mobilité sociale et examinerons le concept de méritocratie et sa relation avec la mobilité. 

 

Cecilia García – Peñalosa est directrice de recherche au CNRS, directrice d’études à l’EHESS et membre de d'Aix- Marseille School of Economics. Ses recherches portent principalement sur la croissance à long terme, les inégalités de revenus et les inégalités entre femmes et hommes.

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