Danish children from poor families often break the cycle of social inheritance
Researchers behind the publication Peter Fallesen, Research Professor, ROCKWOOL Foundation, Zachary Parolin, Associate Professor, Bocconi University, Rafael Pinto Schmitt, Graduate, Bocconi University, and Gosta Esping-Andersen, Professor, Bocconi University.
Published in Nature Human Behavior.
This content is only available in danish (“Danske børn fra fattige familier bryder ofte med den sociale arv”)
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