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Contemporary State Policies and Intergenerational Income Mobility

View ORCID ProfileLars J. Lefgren, View ORCID ProfileJaren C. Pope and View ORCID ProfileDavid P. Sims
Journal of Human Resources, July 2022, 57 (4) 1107-1146; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.4.0717-8921R1
Lars J. Lefgren
Lars J. Lefgren is a Professor of Economics at Brigham Young University.
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Jaren C. Pope is a Professor of Economics at Brigham Young University.
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David P. Sims
David P. Sims is a Professor of Economics at Brigham Young University ().
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Lars J. Lefgren, Jaren C. Pope, David P. Sims
Journal of Human Resources Jul 2022, 57 (4) 1107-1146; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.57.4.0717-8921R1

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