Nature and nurture in the intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic status: Evidence from swedish children and their biological and rearing parents

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Björklund, Anders ^a   Jäntti, Markus ^b   Solon, Gary ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption studies; Intergenerational mobility; Nature and nurture

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749039837     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.1753     Document Type: Article

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