Explaining intergenerational persistence: Parents’ resources are crucial for children’s later lives
Researchers behind the publication Sadegh S. M. Eshaghnia, researcher, University of Chicago, James J. Heckman, professor, University of Chicago
Rasmus Landersø, research professor, ROCKWOOL Fonden and Rafeh Qureshi, PhD Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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