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The Effect of Household Earnings on Child School Mental Health Designations: Evidence from Administrative Data

Lauren Jones, Mark Stabile, Kourtney Koebel and Jill Furzer
Published online before print October 30, 2023, 1222-12705R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1222-12705R2
Lauren Jones
* Lauren E. Jones is an associate professor in the Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University.
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Mark Stabile
* Mark Stabile is the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Distinguished Chair in Wealth Inequality and Professor of Economics at INSEAD and CEPR (corresponding author: ).
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Kourtney Koebel
* Kourtney Koebel is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Economics and the Institute for Gender and the Economy at the University of Toronto.
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* Jill Furzer is a Senior Economist at Keystone Strategy.
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