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The Value of a Higher ACT Exam Score

Kareem Haggag, Emily Leslie, Devin Pope and Nolan Pope
Published online before print November 07, 2024, 0922-12537R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0922-12537R2
Kareem Haggag
Kareem Haggag () is an Assistant Professor of Behavior and Decision Making at UCLA Anderson School of Management and a Faculty Research Fellow at NBER
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Emily Leslie () is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Brigham Young University
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Devin Pope () is a Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Research Associate at NBER
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Nolan Pope
Nolan Pope () is an Associate Professor of Economics at University of Maryland
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0922-12537R2
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0922-12537R2
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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 November 7, 2024.
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  1. Kareem Haggag,
  2. Emily Leslie,
  3. Devin Pope and
  4. Nolan Pope
  1. Kareem Haggag (kareem.haggag{at}anderson.ucla.edu) is an Assistant Professor of Behavior and Decision Making at UCLA Anderson School of Management and a Faculty Research Fellow at NBER
  2. Emily Leslie (emily.leslie{at}byu.edu) is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Brigham Young University
  3. Devin Pope (Devin.Pope{at}chicagobooth.edu) is a Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Research Associate at NBER
  4. Nolan Pope (npope{at}umd.edu) is an Associate Professor of Economics at University of Maryland

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