Family structure and labor market success: The influence of siblings and birth order on the earnings of young adults in Norway, Finland, and Sweden

Generational Income Mobility in North America and Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 207-225

  Björklund, Anders ^a   Eriksson, Tor ^b   Jäntti, Markus ^c   Raaum, Oddbjørn ^d   Österbacka, Eva ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^c ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 84928300903     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511492549.010     Document Type: Chapter

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