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Does Pollution Drive Achievement? The Effect of Traffic Pollution on Academic Performance

View ORCID ProfileJennifer A. Heissel, View ORCID ProfileClaudia Persico and David Simon
Journal of Human Resources, May 2022, 57 (3) 747-776; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.3.1218-9903R2
Jennifer A. Heissel
assistant professor of manpower and economics at the Naval Postgraduate School.
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assistant professor in public administration and policy at American University and a research affiliate at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics ().
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assistant professor of economics at the University of Connecticut and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Journal of Human Resources May 2022, 57 (3) 747-776; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.57.3.1218-9903R2

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Does Pollution Drive Achievement? The Effect of Traffic Pollution on Academic Performance
Jennifer A. Heissel, Claudia Persico, David Simon
Journal of Human Resources May 2022, 57 (3) 747-776; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.57.3.1218-9903R2
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