Birth order effects on educational attainment and educational transitions in West Germany

European Sociological Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 166-179

  Härkönen, Juho ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

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EID: 84898907177     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jct027     Document Type: Article

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