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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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