Intergenerational correlations in labor market status: A comparison of the United States and Germany

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 210-232

  Couch, Kenneth A ^a   Dunn, Thomas A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Department of Economics ^*  (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARNINGS LEVEL; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; INTERGENERATION CORRELATION; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LABOUR MARKET; WORKING HOURS;

GERMANY; USA;

EID: 0030769931     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146246     Document Type: Review

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