Life-Cycle Economic Returns to Educational Mobility in Denmark

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Life-Cycle Economic Returns to Educational Mobility in Denmark. / Birkelund, Jesper Fels; Karlson, Kristian Bernt; Yaish, Meir.

In: Sociology, Vol. 56, No. 6, 2022, p. 1121-1139.

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Birkelund, JF, Karlson, KB & Yaish, M 2022, 'Life-Cycle Economic Returns to Educational Mobility in Denmark', Sociology, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 1121-1139. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385221090877

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Birkelund, J. F., Karlson, K. B., & Yaish, M. (2022). Life-Cycle Economic Returns to Educational Mobility in Denmark. Sociology, 56(6), 1121-1139. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385221090877

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Birkelund JF, Karlson KB, Yaish M. Life-Cycle Economic Returns to Educational Mobility in Denmark. Sociology. 2022;56(6):1121-1139. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385221090877

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Birkelund, Jesper Fels ; Karlson, Kristian Bernt ; Yaish, Meir. / Life-Cycle Economic Returns to Educational Mobility in Denmark. In: Sociology. 2022 ; Vol. 56, No. 6. pp. 1121-1139.

Bibtex

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