Ethnic and gender differences in intergenerational mobility: A study Of 26-year-olds in the USA

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 544-564

  Nguyen, Anh ^a   Haile, Getinet ^b   Taylor, Jim ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNICITY; GENDER DISPARITY; INCOME; MOBILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28244463914     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: 14679485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9485.2005.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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