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Remedial Education: Evidence from a Sequence of Experiments in Colombia

Horacio Alvarez Marinelli, Samuel Berlinski and Matias Busso
Published online before print October 13, 2021, 0320-10801R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0320-10801R2
Horacio Alvarez Marinelli
*Horacio Alvarez Marinelli is a Senior Economist at the Education Division of the Inter-American Development Bank.
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*Samuel Berlinski is Principal Economist at the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank.
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*Matias Busso is a Principal Economist at the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank.
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