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Long-Term Gains from Longer School Days

Patricio Dominguez and Krista Ruffini
Published online before print May 13, 2021, 0419-10160R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.2.0419-10160R2
Patricio Dominguez
1Corresponding author. Inter-American Development Bank.
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2Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University.
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