The transition to tertiary education and parental background over time

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 635-675

  Riphahn, Regina T ^a   Schieferdecker, Florian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human capital investment; Intergenerational transmission; Tertiary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855651355     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-010-0347-3     Document Type: Article

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