School tracking and intergenerational income mobility: Evidence from the Finnish comprehensive school reform

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 965-973

  Pekkarinen, Tuomas ^a   Uusitalo, Roope ^b   Kerr, Sari ^c  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus Finland   (Finland)

^c CRA International ^*

Author keywords

Comprehensive school; Education policy; Intergenerational mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649668919     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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