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Job training programs can be an eective policy for improving productivity and labor market outcomes in low and middle income countries. We report medium and long-term impacts of a job training program for vulnerable workers in Chile on labor market and skill outcomes using experimental and...

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School equalization in the shadow of Jim Crow : causes and consequences of resource disparity in Mississippi circa 1940

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