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The impact of parental income and education on the schooling of their children. / Chevalier, Arnaud; Harmon, Colm; O'Sullivan, Vincent et al.
In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 2, No. 1, 8, 09.12.2013.

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Chevalier, A, Harmon, C, O'Sullivan, V & Walker, I 2013, 'The impact of parental income and education on the schooling of their children', IZA Journal of Labor Economics, vol. 2, no. 1, 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/2193-8997-2-8

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Chevalier, A., Harmon, C., O'Sullivan, V., & Walker, I. (2013). The impact of parental income and education on the schooling of their children. IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2(1), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/2193-8997-2-8

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Chevalier A, Harmon C, O'Sullivan V, Walker I. The impact of parental income and education on the schooling of their children. IZA Journal of Labor Economics. 2013 Dec 9;2(1):8. doi: 10.1186/2193-8997-2-8

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Chevalier, Arnaud ; Harmon, Colm ; O'Sullivan, Vincent et al. / The impact of parental income and education on the schooling of their children. In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics. 2013 ; Vol. 2, No. 1.

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