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Reconsidering Peer Effects from Schoolmates Exposed to Violence at Home

Jarod Apperson and Carycruz Bueno
Published online before print December 08, 2025, 0825-14475; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0825-14475
Jarod Apperson
1Jarod Apperson: 732 Brookline St SW Atlanta, GA 30310. Email: .
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Carycruz Bueno
2Carycruz Bueno: Economics Department, Wesleyan University. Email: . Address: 238 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06457. Tel: 860-685-2160. Corresponding Author.
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