The effect of parents' schooling on child's schooling: A nonparametric bounds analysis

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 859-892

  de Haan, Monique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 80052557352     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660798     Document Type: Article

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