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Intergenerational Mobility and Income Inequality

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  • Jörg L. Spenkuch, 2015. "Intergenerational Mobility and Income Inequality," Book Chapters, in: Tom Church & Chris Miller & John B. Taylor (ed.), Inequality & Economic Policy, chapter 4, Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
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