Education and the reproduction of economic inequality in the United States: An empirical investigation

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 246-254

  Rumberger, Russell W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education and work; Inequaltiy

Indexed keywords

CLASS; HIGHER EDUCATION; SAVINGS; YOUNG POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649341039     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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