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Effects of School Starting Age on the Family

Rasmus Kløve Landersø, Helena Skyt Nielsen and Marianne Simonsen
Journal of Human Resources, October 2020, 55 (4) 1258-1286; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.4.1117-9174R1
Rasmus Kløve Landersø
Rasmus Kløve Landersø is a senior researcher at the Rockwool Foundation Research Unit. Helena Skyt Nielsen is a professor of economics at Aarhus University. Marianne Simonsen is a professor of economics at Aarhus University.
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Helena Skyt Nielsen
Rasmus Kløve Landersø is a senior researcher at the Rockwool Foundation Research Unit. Helena Skyt Nielsen is a professor of economics at Aarhus University. Marianne Simonsen is a professor of economics at Aarhus University.
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Marianne Simonsen
Rasmus Kløve Landersø is a senior researcher at the Rockwool Foundation Research Unit. Helena Skyt Nielsen is a professor of economics at Aarhus University. Marianne Simonsen is a professor of economics at Aarhus University.
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