Intergenerational mobility and occupational status in Britain

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 391-396

  Carmichael, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; LABOR MARKET; MOBILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034087422     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135048500351339     Document Type: Article

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