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When Opportunity Knocks, Who Answers?

New Evidence on College Achievement Awards

Joshua Angrist, Philip Oreopoulos and Tyler Williams
Journal of Human Resources, July 2014, 49 (3) 572-610; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.49.3.572
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