Intragenerational mobility and the concept of the equalization of longer-term incomes: An estimation for a developing country

SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES
Publicado: 
Authors:
Mauricio Quiñones,
Nicolas Mancera,
Juan C. Duque,
Clasificación JEL: 
J62, D31, D63

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