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Dynamics of the Gender Gap in High Math Achievement

Glenn Ellison and Ashley Swanson
Published online before print August 05, 2021, 0620-10972R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.5.0620-10972R1
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0620-10972R1
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.5.0620-10972R1
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Published online August 5, 2021.

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  1. *Glenn Ellison is a professor of economics at MIT.
  2. *Ashley Swanson is an assistant professor of economics at Columbia Business School.

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