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Short-Term Events, Long-Term Friends?

Freshman Orientation Peers and Academic Performance

Raphael Brade
Published online before print April 14, 2025, 1024-13917R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1024-13917R1
Raphael Brade
*ifo Institute in Munich and affiliated with LMU Munich and CESifo ().
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