The effects of medical school on health outcomes: Evidence from admission lotteries
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Education gradient; Admission lotteries; Medical school; Health outcomes; Organ donation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
- I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
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