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The Effect of Household Earnings on Child School Mental Health Designations

Evidence from Administrative Data

Lauren Jones, View ORCID ProfileMark Stabile, Kourtney Koebel and Jill Furzer
Journal of Human Resources, April 2024, 59 (S) S41-S76; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1222-12705R2
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Lauren E. Jones is an associate professor in the Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University.
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Mark Stabile is the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Distinguished Chair in Wealth Inequality and Professor of Economics at INSEAD and CEPR (corresponding author: .
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