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Selling Crops Early to Pay for School

A Large-Scale Natural Experiment in Malawi

Brian Dillon
Journal of Human Resources, October 2021, 56 (4) 1296-1325; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.4.0617-8899R1
Brian Dillon
Brian Dillon is Assistant Professor of Development Economics and Applied Econometrics at Cornell University ().
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