Inequality and mobility

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 235-259

  Hassler, John ^a   Rodríguez Mora, José V ^b,c,d,e   Zeira, Joseph ^f  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Educational policy; Inequality; Intergenerational mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548482269     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10887-007-9019-x     Document Type: Article

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