Intergenerational persistence of earnings: The role of early and college education

American Economic Review

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1354-1378

  Restuccia, Diego ^a   Urrutia, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AUTÓNOMO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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EID: 16244422319     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828043052213     Document Type: Article

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