Lifecycle bias in estimates of intergenerational earnings persistence

Labour Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 551-570

  Grawe, Nathan D ^a  

^a CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33748749447     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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