Why educated mothers don’t make educated children? A statistical study in the intergenerational transmission of schooling
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- Chiara Pronzato, 2008. "Why educated mothers don't make educated children: A statistical study in the intergenerational transmission of schooling," Working Papers 005, "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social Dynamics (DONDENA), Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi.
- Chiara Pronzato, 2008. "Why Educated Mothers don't make Educated Children? A Statistical Study in the Intergenerational Transmission of Schooling," Discussion Papers 563, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
- Chiara Pronzato, 2008. "Why Educated Mothers don’t Make Educated Children? A Statistical Study in the Intergenerational Transmission of Schooling," CHILD Working Papers wp08_08, CHILD - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics - ITALY.
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