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Can Intensive Early Childhood Intervention Programs Eliminate Income-Based Cognitive and Achievement Gaps?

Greg J. Duncan and Aaron J. Sojourner
Journal of Human Resources, October 2013, 48 (4) 945-968; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.48.4.945
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