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Asymmetry of Information within Family Networks

Joachim De Weerdt, Garance Genicot and Alice Mesnard
Published online before print January 30, 2018, 0616_8023R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.1.0616.8023R1
Joachim De Weerdt
Joachim De Weerdt is Senior Lecturer at the University of Antwerp and Senior Research Fellow at LICOS (KU Leuven)
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Garance Genicot
Garance Genicot is Associate Professor at Georgetown University
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Alice Mesnard
Alice Mesnard is a Reader in Economics at City University of London and works at Institute for Fiscal Studies
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0616_8023R1
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.1.0616.8023R1
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0022-166X
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  1. Joachim De Weerdt⇑
  1. Joachim De Weerdt is Senior Lecturer at the University of Antwerp and Senior Research Fellow at LICOS (KU Leuven)
  1. Garance Genicot⇑
  1. Garance Genicot is Associate Professor at Georgetown University
  1. Alice Mesnard⇑
  1. Alice Mesnard is a Reader in Economics at City University of London and works at Institute for Fiscal Studies
  1. Correspondence to joachim.deweerdt{at}uantwerp.be, gg58{at}georgetown.edu and alice.mesnard.1{at}city.ac.uk.

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