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Shifting College Majors in Response to Advanced Placement Exam Scores

Christopher Avery, Oded Gurantz, Michael Hurwitz and Jonathan Smith
Journal of Human Resources, October 2018, 53 (4) 918-956; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.4.1016-8293R
Christopher Avery
Christopher Avery is Roy E. Larsen Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Harvard Kennedy School. Oded Gurantz is an assistant professor at the Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri. Michael Hurwitz is senior director at the College Board. Jonathan Smith is an assistant professor of economics at Georgia State University.
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Oded Gurantz
Christopher Avery is Roy E. Larsen Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Harvard Kennedy School. Oded Gurantz is an assistant professor at the Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri. Michael Hurwitz is senior director at the College Board. Jonathan Smith is an assistant professor of economics at Georgia State University.
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Christopher Avery is Roy E. Larsen Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Harvard Kennedy School. Oded Gurantz is an assistant professor at the Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri. Michael Hurwitz is senior director at the College Board. Jonathan Smith is an assistant professor of economics at Georgia State University.
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Christopher Avery is Roy E. Larsen Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Harvard Kennedy School. Oded Gurantz is an assistant professor at the Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri. Michael Hurwitz is senior director at the College Board. Jonathan Smith is an assistant professor of economics at Georgia State University.
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vol. 53 no. 4 918-956
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.4.1016-8293R
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received October 1, 2016
  • Accepted April 1, 2017
  • Published online October 10, 2018.

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  1. Christopher Avery (christopher_avery{at}hks.harvard.edu),
  2. Oded Gurantz (gurantzo{at}missouri.edu),
  3. Michael Hurwitz (mhurwitz{at}collegeboard.org) and
  4. Jonathan Smith (jsmith500{at}gsu.edu)
  1. Christopher Avery is Roy E. Larsen Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Harvard Kennedy School. Oded Gurantz is an assistant professor at the Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri. Michael Hurwitz is senior director at the College Board. Jonathan Smith is an assistant professor of economics at Georgia State University.

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