Katrina's children: Evidence on the structure of peer effects from hurricane evacuees

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2048-2082

  Imberman, Scott A ^a,b   Kugler, Adriana D ^b,c   Sacerdote, Bruce I ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84866403107     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.5.2048     Document Type: Article

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