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Interactions Between Family and School Environments

Access to Abortion and Selective Schools

Leonard Goff, Ofer Malamud, Cristian Pop-Eleches and Miguel Urquiola
Published online before print April 06, 2023, 0419-10143R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0419-10143R2
Leonard Goff
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY AND UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
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Ofer Malamud
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, CESIFO, AND NBER
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Cristian Pop-Eleches
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, BREAD, AND NBER
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Miguel Urquiola
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND NBER
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