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Accounting for Intergenerational Educational Immobility in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Fabian Koenings and Jakob Schwab
Published online before print January 08, 2025, 0321-11554R3; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0321-11554R3
Fabian Koenings
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