Nber Working Paper Series the Effect of High School Exit Exams on Graduation, Employment, Wages and Incarceration
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We are grateful to Arias Wan whose undergraduate thesis started us on this project and to Claudia Olivetti, Daniele Paserman and participants in seminars and workshops at Boston University, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, American Institutes for Research, CNA, Abt Associates and the US Census for helpful comments. The usual caveat applies. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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