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Admissions Policies, Cohort Composition, and Academic Success: Evidence from California

Michel Grosz
Published online before print May 13, 2021, 0820-11131R3; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.2.0820-11131R3
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Michel Grosz is an Economist at the Federal Trade Commission.600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580.
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