A cautionary tale about the use of administrative data: Evidence from age of marriage laws

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 128-149

  Blank, Rebecca M ^a   Charles, Kerwin Kofi ^b   Sallee, James M ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 80053266579     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.1.2.128     Document Type: Article

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