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First and Second Generation Impacts of the Biafran War

Richard Akresh, Sonia Bhalotra, Marinella Leone and Una Osili
Published online before print March 09, 2021, 0118-9272R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.4.0118-9272R1
Richard Akresh
Richard Akresh is an associate professor of economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Sonia Bhalotra
Sonia Bhalotra is a professor of economics at the University of Essex
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Marinella Leone
Marinella Leone is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Pavia
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Una Osili
Una Osili is a professor of economics at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
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0118-9272R1
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.4.0118-9272R1
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Published online March 9, 2021.

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  1. Richard Akresh⇑,
  2. Sonia Bhalotra⇑,
  3. Marinella Leone⇑ and
  4. Una Osili⇑
  1. Richard Akresh is an associate professor of economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  2. Sonia Bhalotra is a professor of economics at the University of Essex
  3. Marinella Leone is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Pavia
  4. Una Osili is a professor of economics at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
  1. Email: akresh{at}illinois.edu;
  2. Email: srbhal{at}essex.ac.uk;
  3. Email: marinella.leone{at}unipv.it;
  4. Email: uosili{at}iupui.edu.

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Richard Akresh, Sonia Bhalotra, Marinella Leone, Una Osili
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