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Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World

Evidence from a School Construction Experiment

Adrien Bouguen, Deon Filmer, Karen Macours and Sophie Naudeau
Journal of Human Resources, March 2018, 53 (2) 474-512; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.2.1215-7581R1
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vol. 53 no. 2 474-512
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.2.1215-7581R1
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received December 1, 2015
  • Accepted December 1, 2016
  • Published online April 11, 2018.

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  3. Karen Macours (karen.macours{at}psemail.eu) and
  4. Sophie Naudeau
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Adrien Bouguen, Deon Filmer, Karen Macours, Sophie Naudeau
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Adrien Bouguen, Deon Filmer, Karen Macours, Sophie Naudeau
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