This article discusses major challenges facing intergenerational mobility research in three main domains: (1) the (dis)connection between theory and empirical applications; (2) data gaps; and (3) measurement concerns. In doing so, it highlights theoretical and empirical extensions to better describe, explain and predict complex intergenerational transmission processes in the light of new and rapid administrative data linkages, more mature survey data and other forms of big data. The article concludes with future directions for research.

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代际流动性研究：当前的挑战和未来的方向

本文讨论了代际流动性研究在三个主要领域所面临的主要挑战：（1）理论与经验应用之间的（分离）联系；（2）数据缺口；（3）测量方面的问题。在此过程中，它着重于理论和经验扩展，以根据新的快速行政数据链接，更成熟的调查数据和其他形式的大数据更好地描述，解释和预测复杂的世代相传过程。本文总结了未来的研究方向。