What is the Added Value of Preschool for Poor Children? Long-Term and Intergenerational Impacts and Interactions with an Infant Health Intervention

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What is the Added Value of Preschool for Poor Children? Long-Term and Intergenerational Impacts and Interactions with an Infant Health Intervention. / Rossin-Slater, Maya; Wüst, Miriam.

I: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Bind 12, Nr. 3, 2020, s. 255-286.

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Rossin-Slater, M & Wüst, M 2020, 'What is the Added Value of Preschool for Poor Children? Long-Term and Intergenerational Impacts and Interactions with an Infant Health Intervention', American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, bind 12, nr. 3, s. 255-286. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20180698

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Rossin-Slater, M., & Wüst, M. (2020). What is the Added Value of Preschool for Poor Children? Long-Term and Intergenerational Impacts and Interactions with an Infant Health Intervention. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 12(3), 255-286. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20180698

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Rossin-Slater M, Wüst M. What is the Added Value of Preschool for Poor Children? Long-Term and Intergenerational Impacts and Interactions with an Infant Health Intervention. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 2020;12(3):255-286. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20180698

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Rossin-Slater, Maya ; Wüst, Miriam. / What is the Added Value of Preschool for Poor Children? Long-Term and Intergenerational Impacts and Interactions with an Infant Health Intervention. I: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 2020 ; Bind 12, Nr. 3. s. 255-286.

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