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The Intergenerational Transmission of Cognitive and Noncognitive Abilities

Erik Grönqvist, Björn Öckert and Jonas Vlachos
Journal of Human Resources, October 2017, 52 (4) 887-918; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.4.0115-6882R1
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vol. 52 no. 4 887-918
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.4.0115-6882R1
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received January 1, 2015
  • Accepted June 1, 2016
  • Published online October 13, 2017.

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Erik Grönqvist, Björn Öckert, Jonas Vlachos
Journal of Human Resources Oct 2017, 52 (4) 887-918; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.52.4.0115-6882R1

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