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The Impact of Removing Selective Migration Restrictions on Education

Evidence from China

Yao Pan
Journal of Human Resources, July 2017, 52 (3) 859-885; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.3.1015-7460R1
Yao Pan
Yao Pan is an assistant professor in the department of economics at the Aalto University
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