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Estimating Heterogeneous and Hierarchical Peer Effects on Body Weight Using Roommate Assignments as a Natural Experiment

Olga Yakusheva, Kandice A. Kapinos and Daniel Eisenberg
Journal of Human Resources, January 2014, 49 (1) 234-261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.49.1.234
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