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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
Published online before print October 14, 2019, 0518-9493R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.3.0518-9493R2
Kelly Chen
Kelly Chen () is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Boise State University. 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. Scott Lowe is a Professor of Economics and the Associate Dean of the Graduate College at Boise State University.
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Kelly Chen () is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Boise State University. 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. Scott Lowe is a Professor of Economics and the Associate Dean of the Graduate College at Boise State University.
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Kelly Chen () is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Boise State University. 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. Scott Lowe is a Professor of Economics and the Associate Dean of the Graduate College at Boise State University.
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0518-9493R2
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.3.0518-9493R2
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  1. Kelly Chen (kellychen{at}boisestate.edu) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Boise State University. 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. Scott Lowe is a Professor of Economics and the Associate Dean of the Graduate College at Boise State University.
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Kelly Chen, Zeynep Hansen, Scott Lowe
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