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Intergenerational Economic Mobility in the United States, 1940 to 2000

Daniel Aaronson and Bhashkar Mazumder
Journal of Human Resources, January 2008, 43 (1) 139-172; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.43.1.139
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vol. 43 no. 1 139-172
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.43.1.139
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
Print ISSN 
0022-166X
Online ISSN 
1548-8004
History 
  • Received June 1, 2006
  • Accepted March 1, 2007
  • Published online June 19, 2008.
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© 2008 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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  2. Bhashkar Mazumder

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