Persistent advantage or disadvantage?: Evidence in support of the intergenerational drag hypothesis

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 435-470

  Darity Jr , William ^a   Dietrich, Jason ^b   Guilkey, David K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY   (United States)

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EID: 0035315424     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1536-7150.00070     Document Type: Article

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