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Prenatal Testosterone and the Earnings of Men and Women

Anne C. Gielen, Jessica Holmes and Caitlin Myers
Journal of Human Resources, January 2016, 51 (1) 30-61; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.1.30
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