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Biases in Standard Measures of Intergenerational Income Dependence

Martin Nybom and Jan Stuhler
Journal of Human Resources, July 2017, 52 (3) 800-825; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.3.0715-7290R
Martin Nybom
Martin Nybom is an assistant professor at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) at Stockholm University and researcher at the Institute for Evaluation of Labor Market and Education Policy (IFAU), . Jan Stuhler is an assistant professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and affiliated with SOFI,
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Martin Nybom is an assistant professor at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) at Stockholm University and researcher at the Institute for Evaluation of Labor Market and Education Policy (IFAU), . Jan Stuhler is an assistant professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and affiliated with SOFI,
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