Intergenerational networks, unemployment, and persistent inequality in South Africa

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-85

  Magruder, Jeremy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 78651318974     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.1.62     Document Type: Article

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