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A Professor Like Me

The Influence of Instructor Gender on College Achievement

Florian Hoffmann and Philip Oreopoulos
Journal of Human Resources, March 2009, 44 (2) 479-494; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.44.2.479
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vol. 44 no. 2 479-494
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.44.2.479
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
Print ISSN 
0022-166X
Online ISSN 
1548-8004
History 
  • Received June 1, 2007
  • Accepted April 1, 2008
  • Published online April 13, 2009.
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© 2009 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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  1. Florian Hoffmann and
  2. Philip Oreopoulos

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