After midnight: A regression discontinuity design in length of postpartum hospital stays

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1-34

  Almond, Douglas ^a   Doyle Jr , Joseph J ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 80051987709     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.3.3.1     Document Type: Article

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