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Intergenerational mobility in socio-emotional skills

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  • Orazio Attanasio

    (Institute for Fiscal Studies)

  • Áureo de Paula

    (Institute for Fiscal Studies)

  • Alessandro Toppeta

    (SOFI, Stockholm University)

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  • Orazio Attanasio & Áureo de Paula & Alessandro Toppeta, 2025. "Intergenerational mobility in socio-emotional skills," IFS Working Papers W25/05, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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