Mobility Comparisons: Theoretical Definitions and People’s Perceptions
Comparing mobility is an important but controversial issue. In this paper, we argue that in a specific and relevant case, there exists a univocal and non-controversial definition of greater (exchange) mobility that allows for unambiguous comparisons. We conducted a questionnaire experiment to invest...
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| author | Michele Bernasconi Giulio Cinquanta Valentino Dardanoni Vincenzo Prete |
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| description | Comparing mobility is an important but controversial issue. In this paper, we argue that in a specific and relevant case, there exists a univocal and non-controversial definition of greater (exchange) mobility that allows for unambiguous comparisons. We conducted a questionnaire experiment to investigate whether people’s perceptions of social mobility align with this definition, and we found that people’s choices are broadly in line with the theoretical predictions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-da9c1ca2cd3e47408f8c86ef46e973cb2025-08-20T03:27:17ZengMDPI AGGames2073-43362025-05-011632410.3390/g16030024Mobility Comparisons: Theoretical Definitions and People’s PerceptionsMichele Bernasconi0Giulio Cinquanta1Valentino Dardanoni2Vincenzo Prete3Department of Economics, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Cannareggio 873, 30121 Venezia, ItalyDepartment of Economics, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Cannareggio 873, 30121 Venezia, ItalyDepartment of Economics, Business and Statistics, University of Palermo, Ed. 13, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Law, University of Palermo, Piazza Bologni 8, 90128 Palermo, ItalyComparing mobility is an important but controversial issue. In this paper, we argue that in a specific and relevant case, there exists a univocal and non-controversial definition of greater (exchange) mobility that allows for unambiguous comparisons. We conducted a questionnaire experiment to investigate whether people’s perceptions of social mobility align with this definition, and we found that people’s choices are broadly in line with the theoretical predictions.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4336/16/3/24social mobilityquestionnaire experimentpeople’s perceptions |
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| title | Mobility Comparisons: Theoretical Definitions and People’s Perceptions |
| title_full | Mobility Comparisons: Theoretical Definitions and People’s Perceptions |
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| title_short | Mobility Comparisons: Theoretical Definitions and People’s Perceptions |
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| topic | social mobility questionnaire experiment people’s perceptions |
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