Intergenerational mobility in Australia

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Leigh, Andrew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Imputed earnings; Social mobility; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049155931     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.1781     Document Type: Article

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