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Selling Crops Early to Pay for School

A Large-scale Natural Experiment in Malawi

Brian Dillon
Published online before print January 14, 2020, 0617-8899R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.4.0617-8899R1
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Brian Dillon is Assistant Professor of Development Economics and Applied Econometrics at Cornell University. Email: .
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0617-8899R1
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.4.0617-8899R1
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0022-166X
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  1. Brian Dillon is Assistant Professor of Development Economics and Applied Econometrics at Cornell University. Email: bmd28{at}cornell.edu.

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