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The Impact of Teacher–Student Gender Matches

Random Assignment Evidence from South Korea

Jaegeum Lim and Jonathan Meer
Journal of Human Resources, October 2017, 52 (4) 979-997; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.4.1215-7585R1
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