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The effect of opposite sex siblings on cognitive and noncognitive skills in early childhood

Laura CyronDepartment of Economics, The Graduate Institute, Geneva, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Guido SchwerdtDepartment of Economics, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, GermanyView further author information
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Martina ViarengoDepartment of Economics, The Graduate Institute, Geneva, Switzerland;Center for International Development, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1369-1373 | Published online: 26 Jan 2017

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