Family Patterns and Social Inequality among Children in the United States 1940-2012: A Re-assessment
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height; Family Patterns; Social Inequality; United States; sibsize; family structure;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-GRO-2015-12-20 (Economic Growth)
- NEP-HIS-2015-12-20 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
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