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Intergenerational transmission of well-being

  • Fabian T. Pfeffer and Robert F. Schoeni
  • Spring/Summer 2014
  • Focus-31-1
  • Link to foc311l (PDF)
  • Link to foc311sup (PDF)

In this article, we provide a brief overview of some established findings on intergenerational mobility as well as some new research directions.

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Inequality & Mobility, Intergenerational Poverty

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International, National

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