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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
APP October 2017

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Vol. 9 No. 4 October 2017

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Front Matter (pp. i-vi)

One Mandarin Benefits the Whole Clan: Hometown Favoritism in an Authoritarian Regime

Quoc-Anh Do, Kieu-Trang Nguyen and Anh N. Tran

(pp. 1-29)

The Use of Violence in Illegal Markets: Evidence from Mahogany Trade in the Brazilian Amazon

Ariaster B. Chimeli and Rodrigo R. Soares

(pp. 30-57)

There Will Be Killing: Collectivization and Death of Draft Animals

Shuo Chen and Xiaohuan Lan

(pp. 58-77)

Universal Investment in Infants and Long-Run Health: Evidence from Denmark's 1937 Home Visiting Program

Jonas Hjort, Mikkel Sølvsten and Miriam Wüst

(pp. 78-104)

Human Capital Persistence and Development

Rudi Rocha, Claudio Ferraz and Rodrigo R. Soares

(pp. 105-36)

Conflict and the Persistence of Ethnic Bias

Moses Shayo and Asaf Zussman

(pp. 137-65)

Customary Norms, Inheritance, and Human Capital: Evidence from a Reform of the Matrilineal System in Ghana

Eliana La Ferrara and Annamaria Milazzo

(pp. 166-85)

Do College Graduates Serving as Village Officials Help Rural China?

Guojun He and Shaoda Wang

(pp. 186-215)

In a Small Moment: Class Size and Moral Hazard in the Italian Mezzogiorno

Joshua D. Angrist, Erich Battistin and Daniela Vuri

(pp. 216-49)

Persuasion: A Case Study of Papal Influences on Fertility-Related Beliefs and Behavior

Vittorio Bassi and Imran Rasul

(pp. 250-302)

The Impact of Maternal Literacy and Participation Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in India

Rukmini Banerji, James Berry and Marc Shotland

(pp. 303-37)