Introducing The Great Gatsby Curve

PHOTOS: The Great Gatsby Curve

A controversial new finding nicknamed the Great Gatsby Curve makes the strongest case yet that inequality and mobility are intertwined. The more unequal a society is, the greater the likelihood that children will remain in the same economic standing as their parents. In the U.S., which has higher income inequality and lower mobility than most rich industrialized countries, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk metro area is the most unequal.

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