The Inheritance of Inequality

How level is the intergenerational playing field? What are the causal mechanisms that underlie the intergenerational transmission of economic status? Are these mechanisms amenable to public policies in a way that would make the attainment of economic success more fair? These are the questions we will try to answer.

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	Bowles, Samuel ; Gintis, Herbert
Published in:	Journal of Economic Perspectives. - American Economic Association - AEA. - Vol. 16.2002, 3, p. 3-30
Publisher:	American Economic Association - AEA

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Notes:	DOI: 10.1257/089533002760278686
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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