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Dynamics of the Gender Gap in High Math Achievement

View ORCID ProfileGlenn Ellison and View ORCID ProfileAshley Swanson
Journal of Human Resources, September 2023, 58 (5) 1679-1711; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.5.0620-10972R1
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Glenn Ellison is a professor of economics at MIT.
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