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The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Attending the Schools that Parents Prefer

View ORCID ProfileDiether W. Beuermann and View ORCID ProfileC. Kirabo Jackson
Journal of Human Resources, May 2022, 57 (3) 725-746; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.3.1019-10535R1
Diether W. Beuermann
Lead Research Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank ()
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the Abraham Harris Professor of Education and Social Policy Faculty Fellow at Northwestern University ().
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