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Investing in Health and Public Safety

Childhood Medicaid Eligibility and Later Life Criminal Behavior

Logan Hendrix and View ORCID ProfileWendy A. Stock
Journal of Human Resources, November 2024, 59 (6) 1741-1768; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1119-10549R5
Logan Hendrix
Logan Hendrix is a Master of Applied Economics graduate from Montana State University. This work stems from his master’s thesis.
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Wendy A. Stock
Wendy Stock is professor of economics in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics and codirector of the Initiative for Regulation and Applied Economic Analysis (IRAEA) at Montana State University (wstock{at}montana.edu).
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