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Television, Cognitive Ability, and High School Completion

Øystein Hernæs, Simen Markussen and Knut Røed
Journal of Human Resources, March 2019, 54 (2) 371-400; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.2.0316.7819R1
Øystein Hernæs
Senior Research Fellow at the Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Gaustadalléen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway.
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vol. 54 no. 2 371-400
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.2.0316.7819R1
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received March 1, 2016
  • Accepted August 1, 2017
  • Published online April 16, 2019.

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  1. Øystein Hernæs (ohernaes{at}gmail.com)
  1. Senior Research Fellow at the Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Gaustadalléen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway.
  1. Simen Markussen
  1. Senior Research Fellow at the Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research.
  1. Knut Røed
  1. Senior Research Fellow at the Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research.
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