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Long-Term and Spillover Effects of Health Shocks on Employment and Income

Pilar García-Gómez, Hans van Kippersluis, Owen O’Donnell and Eddy van Doorslaer
Journal of Human Resources, October 2013, 48 (4) 873-909; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.48.4.873
Pilar García-Gómez
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