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The Impact of Test Score Labels on Human-Capital Investment Decisions

John P. Papay, Richard J. Murnane and John B. Willett
Journal of Human Resources, March 2016, 51 (2) 357-388; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.2.0713-5837R
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vol. 51 no. 2 357-388
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.2.0713-5837R
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received July 1, 2014
  • Accepted November 1, 2014
  • Published online April 15, 2016.

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John P. Papay, Richard J. Murnane, John B. Willett
Journal of Human Resources Mar 2016, 51 (2) 357-388; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.51.2.0713-5837R

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Journal of Human Resources Mar 2016, 51 (2) 357-388; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.51.2.0713-5837R
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