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When is the Local Average Treatment Close to the Average?

Evidence from Fertility and Labor Supply

Avraham Ebenstein
Journal of Human Resources, October 2009, 44 (4) 955-975; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.44.4.955
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