The intergenerational transmission of employers

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-68

  Corak, Miles ^a   Piraino, Patrizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 78651305989     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656371     Document Type: Article

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