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The economics of human development and social mobility

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Micro data, heterogeneity and the evaluation of public policy : Part 1

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Micro data, heterogeneity, and the evaluation of public policy : Nobel lecture

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The economics of human development and social mobility

Heckman, James J.; Mosso, Stefano - 2014

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