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Intergenerational Occupational Mobility in Rural Economy

Evidence from Nepal and Vietnam

M. Shahe Emran and Forhad Shilpi
Journal of Human Resources, March 2011, 46 (2) 427-458; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.46.2.427
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