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Research Article

Education and social preferences: quasi-experimental evidence from compulsory schooling reforms

Songtao YangSchool of Economics and Finance, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1931-1938 | Published online: 18 Aug 2021

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