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Why Do We Inflate Grades?

The Effect of Adjunct Faculty Employment on Instructor Grading Standards

Kelly Chen, Zeynep Hansen and Scott Lowe
Journal of Human Resources, July 2021, 56 (3) 878-921; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.3.0518-9493R2

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vol. 56 no. 3 878-921
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.3.0518-9493R2
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University of Wisconsin Press
Print ISSN 
0022-166X
Online ISSN 
1548-8004
History 
  • Received May 1, 2018
  • Accepted July 1, 2019
  • Published online July 13, 2021.

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  1. Kelly Chen⇑,
  2. Zeynep Hansen and
  3. Scott Lowe
  1. Kelly Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Boise State University.
  2. Zeynep Hansen is a Professor of Economics and the Vice Provost for Academic Planning at Boise State University, and a Research Associate at the NBER.
  3. Scott Lowe is a Professor of Economics and the Associate Dean of the Graduate College at Boise State University.
  1. (kellychen{at}boisestate.edu).
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Kelly Chen, Zeynep Hansen, Scott Lowe
Journal of Human Resources Jul 2021, 56 (3) 878-921; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.56.3.0518-9493R2
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