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It’s Just a Game

The Super Bowl and Low Birth Weight

Brian Duncan, Hani Mansour and Daniel I. Rees
Journal of Human Resources, October 2017, 52 (4) 946-978; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.4.0615-7213R
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