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Selection into Identification in Fixed Effects Models, with Application to Head Start

Douglas L. Miller, Na’ama Shenhav and Michel Grosz
Published online before print November 15, 2021, 0520-10930R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.5.0520-10930R1
Douglas L. Miller
*Doug Miller, Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University
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†Na’ama Shenhav, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College
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‡Michel Grosz, Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission
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