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Saving Teens: Using a Policy Discontinuity to Estimate the Effects of Medicaid Eligibility

Laura R. Wherry and Bruce D. Meyer
Journal of Human Resources, August 2016, 51 (3) 556-588; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.3.0913-5918R1
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vol. 51 no. 3 556-588
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.3.0913-5918R1
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received September 1, 2013
  • Accepted April 1, 2015
  • Published online August 23, 2016.

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Laura R. Wherry, Bruce D. Meyer
Journal of Human Resources Aug 2016, 51 (3) 556-588; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.51.3.0913-5918R1
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