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Does Pollution Drive Achievement? The Effect of Traffic Pollution on Academic Performance

Jennifer A. Heissel, Claudia Persico and David Simon
Published online before print April 09, 2020, 1218-9903R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.3.1218-9903R2
Jennifer A. Heissel
Dr. Jennifer A. Heissel is an assistant professor of manpower and economics at the Naval Postgraduate School. Dr. Claudia Persico is an assistant professor in public administration and policy at American University and a research affiliate at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics; she can be reached at . Dr. David Simon is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Connecticut and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Claudia Persico
Dr. Jennifer A. Heissel is an assistant professor of manpower and economics at the Naval Postgraduate School. Dr. Claudia Persico is an assistant professor in public administration and policy at American University and a research affiliate at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics; she can be reached at . Dr. David Simon is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Connecticut and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Dr. Jennifer A. Heissel is an assistant professor of manpower and economics at the Naval Postgraduate School. Dr. Claudia Persico is an assistant professor in public administration and policy at American University and a research affiliate at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics; she can be reached at . Dr. David Simon is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Connecticut and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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1218-9903R2
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.3.1218-9903R2
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  1. Dr. Jennifer A. Heissel is an assistant professor of manpower and economics at the Naval Postgraduate School. Dr. Claudia Persico is an assistant professor in public administration and policy at American University and a research affiliate at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics; she can be reached at cpersico{at}american.edu. Dr. David Simon is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Connecticut and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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