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Child Mental Health, Family Circumstance, and Long-Term Success

The Effect of Household Income

Randall Akee, William Copeland and Emilia Simeonova
Published online before print August 11, 2023, 1222-12709R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1222-12709R2
Randall Akee
†UCLA
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William Copeland
‡University of Vermont
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Emilia Simeonova
*Johns Hopkins University and NBER
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