Family, education, and sources of wealth among the Richest Americans, 1982-2012

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 158-162

  Kaplan, Steven N ^a   Rauh, Joshua D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84879072005     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.3.158     Document Type: Conference Paper

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