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Before and after out-of-home placement

Child health, education and crime

Petra Gram Cavalca, Mette Ejrnæs and Mette Gørtz
Published online before print July 13, 2026, 1122-12630R5; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1122-12630R5
Petra Gram Cavalca
*Petra Cavalca is a civil servant at Danish Ministry of Finance, Christiansborg Slotsplads 1, 1218 Copenhagen K, Denmark (email: ).
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Mette Ejrnæs
†Mette Ejrnæs is a professor at University of Copenhagen and CEBI, Department of Economics, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark (email: ).
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Mette Gørtz
‡Mette Gørtz is a professor at University of Copenhagen and CEBI, Department of Economics, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark (email: ).
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