Government spending and intergenerational mobility

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 139-158

  Mayer, Susan E ^a   Lopoo, Leonard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Intergenerational mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042587971     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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