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Spillover bias in multigenerational income regressions

Jørgen Modalsli and Kelly Vosters
Published online before print February 04, 2022, 0520-10919R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0520-10919R2
Jørgen Modalsli
Jørgen Modalsli is at Oslo Business School at Oslo Metropolitan University and Statistics Norway.
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Kelly Vosters is at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte. Email: .
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