Age at childbearing over two generations and grandchildren's cognitive achievement

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages 71-88

  Fomby, Paula ^a   Krueger, Patrick M ^b   Wagner, Nicole M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Childbearing age; Cognitive achievement; Grandparent involvement; Multigenerational inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898033660     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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