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The Effects of After-School Programs on Maternal Employment

View ORCID ProfileFabian T. Dehos and View ORCID ProfileMarie Paul
Journal of Human Resources, September 2023, 58 (5) 1644-1678; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.5.0120-10651R1
Fabian T. Dehos
Fabian T. Dehos is a postdoctoral researcher at RWI–Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
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Marie Paul is a professor in economics at the University of Duisburg-Essen and an external fellow at CReAM and RWI ().
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