The Wealth of Parents: Trends over Time in Assortative Mating Based on Parental Wealth

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The Wealth of Parents: Trends over Time in Assortative Mating Based on Parental Wealth. / Wagner, Sander; Boertien, Diederik; Gørtz, Mette.

I: Demography, Bind 57, 08.2020, s. 1809–1831.

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Wagner, S, Boertien, D & Gørtz, M 2020, 'The Wealth of Parents: Trends over Time in Assortative Mating Based on Parental Wealth', Demography, bind 57, s. 1809–1831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-020-00906-3

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Wagner, S., Boertien, D., & Gørtz, M. (2020). The Wealth of Parents: Trends over Time in Assortative Mating Based on Parental Wealth. Demography, 57, 1809–1831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-020-00906-3

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Wagner S, Boertien D, Gørtz M. The Wealth of Parents: Trends over Time in Assortative Mating Based on Parental Wealth. Demography. 2020 aug.;57:1809–1831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-020-00906-3

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Wagner, Sander ; Boertien, Diederik ; Gørtz, Mette. / The Wealth of Parents: Trends over Time in Assortative Mating Based on Parental Wealth. I: Demography. 2020 ; Bind 57. s. 1809–1831.

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