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Peer Discrimination in the Classroom and Academic Achievement

Andrew J. Hill and Weina Zhou
Published online before print May 13, 2021, 0919-10460R3; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.2.0919-10460R3
Andrew J. Hill
Andrew Hill is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics at Montana State University.
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Weina Zhou is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Dalhousie University.
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