Economic mobility
American sons of top-earning fathers are more likely to remain in the top decile than Canadian sons: Earnings decile of sons born to top-decile fathers
| United States | Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Bottom | 3.0% | 8.4% |
| 2nd | 8.0% | 7.8% |
| 3rd | 6.0% | 7.6% |
| 4th | 7.0% | 7.5% |
| 5th | 7.0% | 8.2% |
| 6th | 5.0% | 8.7% |
| 7th | 10.0% | 9.6% |
| 8th | 16.0% | 11.2% |
| 9th | 11.0% | 13.2% |
| Top | 26.0% | 18.0% |
Source: Corak (2009), figure 2, page 8; Corak and Heisz (1999), Table 6, page 520; Mazumder (2005b), Table 2.2, page 93.
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