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When Measure Matters

Coresidency, Truncation Bias, and Intergenerational Mobility in Developing Countries

M. Shahe Emran, William Greene and Forhad Shilpi
Journal of Human Resources, July 2018, 53 (3) 589-607; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.3.0216-7737R1
M. Shahe Emran
M. Shahe Emran is a researcher at IPD, Columbia University. William Greene is a professor of economics at NYU. Forhad Shilpi is a senior economist at DECRG, World Bank.
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M. Shahe Emran is a researcher at IPD, Columbia University. William Greene is a professor of economics at NYU. Forhad Shilpi is a senior economist at DECRG, World Bank.
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M. Shahe Emran is a researcher at IPD, Columbia University. William Greene is a professor of economics at NYU. Forhad Shilpi is a senior economist at DECRG, World Bank.
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