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The impact of the school year on student performance and earnings: evidence from the German short school years

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  • Pischke, Jorn-Steffen, 2004. "The impact of the school year on student performance and earnings: evidence from the German short school years," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 19474, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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