Like father, like son? A note on the intergenerational transmission of IQ scores
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- Sandra E. Black & Paul J. Devereux & Kjell G. Salvanes, 2008. "Like Father, Like Son? A Note on the Intergenerational Transmission of IQ Scores," NBER Working Papers 14274, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Paul J. Devereux, 2008. "Like father, like son? A note on the intergenerational transmission of IQ scores," Open Access publications 10197/752, School of Economics, University College Dublin.
- Black, Sandra E. & Devereux, Paul J. & Salvanes, Kjell G., 2008. "Like Father, Like Son? A Note on the Intergenerational Transmission of IQ Scores," IZA Discussion Papers 3651, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Intergenerational mobility Cognitive skills Intergenerational transmission;JEL classification:
- J0 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General
- I0 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - General
- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
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