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The Impact of Family Composition on Educational Achievement

Stacey H. Chen, Yen-Chien Chen and Jin-Tan Liu
Journal of Human Resources, January 2019, 54 (1) 122-170; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.1.0915.7401R1
Stacey H. Chen
Stacy H. Chen is an associate professor of economics at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
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Yen-Chien Chen
Yen-Chien Chen is an associate professor of economics at National Chi-Nan University, Taiwan
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Jin-Tan Liu
Jin-Tan Liu is a professor of economics at National Taiwan University and NBER
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vol. 54 no. 1 122-170
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.1.0915.7401R1
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received September 1, 2015
  • Accepted June 1, 2017
  • Published online January 11, 2019.

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  1. Stacey H. Chen,
  2. Yen-Chien Chen and
  3. Jin-Tan Liu
  1. Stacy H. Chen is an associate professor of economics at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
  2. Yen-Chien Chen is an associate professor of economics at National Chi-Nan University, Taiwan
  3. Jin-Tan Liu is a professor of economics at National Taiwan University and NBER
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