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The Effect of Social Benefits on Youth Employment

Combining Regression Discontinuity and a Behavioral Model

Olivier Bargain and Karina Doorley
Journal of Human Resources, October 2017, 52 (4) 1032-1059; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.4.1115-7510R
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