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Health, Human Capital, and Domestic Violence

Nicholas W. Papageorge, Gwyn C. Pauley, Mardge Cohen, Tracey E. Wilson, Barton H. Hamilton and Robert A. Pollak
Journal of Human Resources, October 2021, 56 (4) 997-1030; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.4.1115-7543R5
Nicholas W. Papageorge
Nicholas W. Papageorge is the Broadus Mitchell Associate Professor of Economics and Associate Director of the Poverty and Inequality Research Lab at the Johns Hopkins University, an IZA research fellow, and an NBER faculty research fellow.
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Gwyn C. Pauley
Gwyn C. Pauley is a Lecturer in the Department of Economics and an Associate Scientist at the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Mardge Cohen
Mardge Cohen is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Rush University and Stroger Hospital.
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Tracey E. Wilson
Mardge Cohen is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Rush University and Stroger Hospital.
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Barton H. Hamilton
Mardge Cohen is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Rush University and Stroger Hospital.
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Robert A. Pollak
Mardge Cohen is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Rush University and Stroger Hospital.
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