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Do Neighborhood Effects on Low-Income Minority Children Depend on Their Age? Evidence From a Public Housing Natural Experiment

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Pages 584-610 | Received 13 Jun 2016, Accepted 25 Oct 2016, Published online: 16 Jan 2017

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