Climbing the Ladder: Socio-economic Mobility in Malaysia

The research that we have done looks at whether children are better off than their parents (in terms of income, education and occupation) and whether the child’s socio-economic status is determined by his or her parents’ status. It looks at all Malaysians and also examines the effect of gender, ethnicity and location (urban vs rural). The study also explores the factors that affect socio-economic mobility and what types of policies could improve this.