Human capital spillovers in families: Do parents learn from or lean on their children?

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 755-786

  Kuziemko, Ilyana ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84929909298     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/677231     Document Type: Article

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