The neighbourhood is not what it used to be

Economic Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 508, 2006, Pages 200-222

  Raaum, Oddbjørn ^a   Salvanes, Kjell G ^b   Sørensen, Erik Ø ^b  

^a RAGNAR FRISCH CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT EDUCATION; CORRELATION; ECONOMIC POLICY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 27844537748     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01053.x     Document Type: Article

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