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Teachers, Electoral Cycles, and Learning in India

Sonja Fagernäs and Panu Pelkonen
Journal of Human Resources, March 2020, 55 (2) 699-732; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.3.0816-8100R
Sonja Fagernäs
Sonja Fagernäs is a Senior Lecturer of Economics at University of Sussex. Panu Pelkonen is a Lecturer of Economics at the University of Sussex and a Research Fellow at IZA ().
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Sonja Fagernäs is a Senior Lecturer of Economics at University of Sussex. Panu Pelkonen is a Lecturer of Economics at the University of Sussex and a Research Fellow at IZA ().
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