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Cultural Norms and Neighborhood Exposure

Impacts on the Gender Gap in Math

View ORCID ProfileSanna Bergvall
Journal of Human Resources, November 2024, 59 (6) 1893-1936; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0920-11188R2
Sanna Bergvall
Sanna Bergvall is at University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics and Statistics, and Lund University, Centre for Economic Demography (sanna.bergvall{at}economics.gu.se).
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