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Early childcare attendance and cognitive skills in adolescence

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  • Ingvild Almås

    (Institute for Fiscal Studies)

  • Henrik Daae Zachrisson

    (University of Oslo)

  • Nina Drange

    (Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research)

  • Costas Meghir

    (Institute for Fiscal Studies)

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  • Ingvild Almås & Henrik Daae Zachrisson & Nina Drange & Costas Meghir, 2026. "Early childcare attendance and cognitive skills in adolescence," IFS Working Papers W26/29, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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