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View ORCID ProfileYannick Dupraz and Andreas Ferrara
Journal of Human Resources, July 2025, 60 (4) 1126-1174; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0122-12118R2
Yannick Dupraz
Yannick Dupraz is a permanent researcher at Paris-Dauphine University, PSL University, CNRS, IRD, LEDa, DIAL .
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Andreas Ferrara is an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Economics, and NBER .
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vol. 60 no. 4 1126-1174
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0122-12118R2
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received January 1, 2022
  • Accepted October 1, 2022
  • Published online August 20, 2025.

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  1. Yannick Dupraz
  1. Yannick Dupraz is a permanent researcher at Paris-Dauphine University, PSL University, CNRS, IRD, LEDa, DIAL (yannick.dupraz{at}cnrs.fr).
  1. Andreas Ferrara
  1. Andreas Ferrara is an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Economics, and NBER (a.ferrara{at}pitt.edu).
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