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The Risky Reward of Elite High School Admission in Mexico City

Andrew Dustan, Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet
Journal of Human Resources, July 2017, 52 (3) 756-799; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.3.0215-6974R1
Andrew Dustan
Andrew Dustan is an assistant professor of economics at Vanderbilt University. Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet are professors of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California at Berkeley
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Alain de Janvry
Andrew Dustan is an assistant professor of economics at Vanderbilt University. Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet are professors of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California at Berkeley
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Elisabeth Sadoulet
Andrew Dustan is an assistant professor of economics at Vanderbilt University. Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet are professors of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California at Berkeley
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