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Does Teaching Children How to Play Cognitively Demanding Games Improve Their Educational Attainment?

Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Chess Instruction in England

John Jerrim, Lindsey Macmillan, John Micklewright, Mary Sawtell and Meg Wiggins
Journal of Human Resources, October 2018, 53 (4) 993-1021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.4.0516.7952R
John Jerrim
John Jerrim is an Associate Professor in Educational and Social Statistics at UCL Institute of Education, University College London. Lindsey Macmillan is an Associate Professor in Economics at University College London. John Micklewright is Professor of Economics at University College London. Mary Sawtell is a Research Officer at UCL. Meg Wiggins is a Senior Research Officer at University College London.
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Lindsey Macmillan
John Jerrim is an Associate Professor in Educational and Social Statistics at UCL Institute of Education, University College London. Lindsey Macmillan is an Associate Professor in Economics at University College London. John Micklewright is Professor of Economics at University College London. Mary Sawtell is a Research Officer at UCL. Meg Wiggins is a Senior Research Officer at University College London.
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John Micklewright
John Jerrim is an Associate Professor in Educational and Social Statistics at UCL Institute of Education, University College London. Lindsey Macmillan is an Associate Professor in Economics at University College London. John Micklewright is Professor of Economics at University College London. Mary Sawtell is a Research Officer at UCL. Meg Wiggins is a Senior Research Officer at University College London.
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John Jerrim is an Associate Professor in Educational and Social Statistics at UCL Institute of Education, University College London. Lindsey Macmillan is an Associate Professor in Economics at University College London. John Micklewright is Professor of Economics at University College London. Mary Sawtell is a Research Officer at UCL. Meg Wiggins is a Senior Research Officer at University College London.
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John Jerrim is an Associate Professor in Educational and Social Statistics at UCL Institute of Education, University College London. Lindsey Macmillan is an Associate Professor in Economics at University College London. John Micklewright is Professor of Economics at University College London. Mary Sawtell is a Research Officer at UCL. Meg Wiggins is a Senior Research Officer at University College London.
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vol. 53 no. 4 993-1021
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.4.0516.7952R
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received May 1, 2016
  • Accepted May 1, 2017
  • Published online October 10, 2018.

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  3. John Micklewright,
  4. Mary Sawtell and
  5. Meg Wiggins
  1. John Jerrim is an Associate Professor in Educational and Social Statistics at UCL Institute of Education, University College London. Lindsey Macmillan is an Associate Professor in Economics at University College London. John Micklewright is Professor of Economics at University College London. Mary Sawtell is a Research Officer at UCL. Meg Wiggins is a Senior Research Officer at University College London.
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