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Breaking from the starting gate on the right foot: Employment effects of an investment in human capital

Agata Maida and Daniela Sonedda
Published online before print December 08, 2021, 1119-10578R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1119-10578R2
Agata Maida
Agata Maida is an associate professor of economics at the University of Milan.
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Daniela Sonedda
Daniela Sonedda is an associate professor of economics at the University of Piemonte Orientale and CRENoS research fellow
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