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Heckman and LaFontaine Summary

James J. Heckman and Paul A. LaFontaine: The high school graduation rate is a barometer of the health of American society and the skill level of its future workforce. Throughout the first half of…

James J. Heckman, The Foundation and Application of Disparate Impact Doctrine