Human capital, heterogeneity and estimated degrees of intergenerational mobility

Economic Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 470, 2001, Pages 207-243

  Han, Song ^a   Mulligan, Casey B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER;

EID: 0035037542     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00606     Document Type: Article

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