Gates, gaps, and intergenerational mobility: The importance of an even start

The Dynamics of Opportunity in America: Evidence and Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 255-295

  Smeeding, Timothy M Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Childcare; Childhood outcomes; Dynamic complementarity; Early childhood education; Economic opportunity; Health care; Health insurance; Human capital; Intergenerational mobility (igm); Life cycle model; Maternal health; Socioeconomic status (ses); Unmarried mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960485840     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-25991-8_8     Document Type: Chapter

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