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Taken by Storm: The Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Medium-Term Student Outcomes in New Orleans

Douglas N. Harris and Matthew F. Larsen
Published online before print April 05, 2022, 0819-10367R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.5.0819-10367R2
Douglas N. Harris
1 Douglas N. Harris (corresponding author) is Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, the Schlieder Foundation Chair in Public Education, Director of the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans, and Director of the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH) at Tulane University (; 504-862-8352)
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2 Matthew F. Larsen is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Lafayette College and a Non-Resident Research Fellow at ERA-New Orleans ().
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