Dynamic treatment effect analysis of TV effects on child cognitive development

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 392-419

  Huang, Fali ^a   Lee, Myoung Jae ^b  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

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EID: 77249127898     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1165     Document Type: Article

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