Is America becoming more equal for children? Changes in the intergenerational transmission of low- and high-income status

Social Science Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-205

  Nam, Yunju ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic equality; High income; Intergenerational mobility; Low income

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442705640     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-089X(03)00043-7     Document Type: Article

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