The Scandinavian Fantasy: The Sources of Intergenerational Mobility in Denmark and the U.S.
Written by: Rasmus Landersø and James J. Heckman
““The Scandinavian Fantasy” is a rich, complex paper that is already making waves in the newly popular subject of intergenerational mobility.”
-The Atlantic, 2. August 2016
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/08/the-american-dream-isnt-alive-in-denmark/494141/
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