Early childhood intervention and life-cycle skill development: Evidence from head start

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 111-34

  Deming, David ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77953083241     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.1.3.111     Document Type: Article

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