Intergenerational mobility in Britain

Economic Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 440, 1997, Pages 47-66

  Dearden, Lorraine ^a   Machin, Stephen ^a   Reed, Howard ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EARNINGS RATIO; INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY; NATIONAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT SURVEY;

UK;

EID: 0030857547     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00141     Document Type: Article

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