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The Role of Conferences on the Pathway to Academic Impact

Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Fernanda Leite Lopez de Leon and Ben McQuillin
Journal of Human Resources, January 2020, 55 (1) 164-193; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.1.1116-8387R
Fernanda Leite Lopez de Leon
Fernanda Leite Lopez de Leon is a senior lecturer in economics at University of Kent. Ben McQuillin is a senior lecturer in economics at University of East Anglia.
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Fernanda Leite Lopez de Leon is a senior lecturer in economics at University of Kent. Ben McQuillin is a senior lecturer in economics at University of East Anglia.
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