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Who's In Your Inner Circle?

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New Research Says There's a Way Out of the Trap

In the US, 7.5% of kids who start out in a relatively low-income family will end up reaching the top fifth on average. That doesn't paint a very positive picture of economic mobility in the United States. Matthew Jackson worked as a night watchman at a medical center to help pay for college. He realized that his math skills could be put to use in the field of economics.

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