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The Effect of School Start Times on Academic Performance from Childhood through Puberty

Jennifer A. Heissel and Samuel Norris
Journal of Human Resources, October 2018, 53 (4) 957-992; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.4.0815-7346R1
Jennifer A. Heissel
Jennifer A. Heissel is an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. Sam Norris is a doctoral candidate in the Economics Department at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.
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Jennifer A. Heissel is an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. Sam Norris is a doctoral candidate in the Economics Department at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.
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