SOCIAL MOBILITY IN LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

The author deals with the social mobility in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean. We focus on the intergenerational social mobility. The aim of the article is to find out whether Latin-American countries belong to the countries with high or less social mobility. We found out that the correlation between parents' and children's incomes is lower in Latin America than in OECD countries. We also concluded that the strong relationship between parents' and children's education exists in Latin American countries (Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Nicaragua).