Non-linear patterns of intergenerational mobility in Germany and the United States

Generational Income Mobility in North America and Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 190-206

  Couch, Kenneth A ^a   Lillard, Dean R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 84928285123     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511492549.009     Document Type: Chapter

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