Rich Dad, Smart Dad: Decomposing the intergenerational transmission of income

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 268-303

  Lefgren, Lars ^a   Lindquist, Matthew J ^b   Sims, David ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME; MODELING;

EID: 84862535023     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/666590     Document Type: Article

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