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The Role of Families in Student Sorting to Teachers

Javaeria A. Qureshi and Ben Ost
Journal of Human Resources, March 2020, 55 (2) 470-503; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.3.0717-8953R2
Javaeria A. Qureshi
Javaeria Qureshi is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago (). Ben Ost is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Javaeria Qureshi is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago (). Ben Ost is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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    • I. Introduction
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