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Pamela Jakiela, Owen Ozier, Lia C. H. Fernald and Heather A. Knauer
Published online before print August 08, 2025, 0623-12969R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0623-12969R1
Pamela Jakiela
Pamela Jakiela is a Professor of Economics at Williams College, and holds affiliations with BREAD, CGD, IZA, and J-PAL; email: .
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Owen Ozier
Owen Ozier is an Associate Professor of Economics at Williams College, and holds affiliations with BREAD, IZA, and J-PAL; email: .
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Lia C. H. Fernald
Lia C. H. Fernald is a Professor of Community Health Sciences at the School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley; email: .
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0623-12969R1
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0623-12969R1
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Published online August 8, 2025.
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© 2025 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System This open access article is distributed under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) and is freely available online at: http://le.uwpress.org

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  1. Pamela Jakiela,
  2. Owen Ozier,
  3. Lia C. H. Fernald and
  4. Heather A. Knauer*
  1. Pamela Jakiela is a Professor of Economics at Williams College, and holds affiliations with BREAD, CGD, IZA, and J-PAL; email: pamela.jakiela{at}williams.edu.
  2. Owen Ozier is an Associate Professor of Economics at Williams College, and holds affiliations with BREAD, IZA, and J-PAL; email: owen.ozier{at}williams.edu.
  3. Lia C. H. Fernald is a Professor of Community Health Sciences at the School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley; email: fernald{at}berkeley.edu.
  4. Heather A. Knauer held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan School of Social Work; email: heather.knauer{at}gmail.com.

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