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Heterogeneous effects of high school peers on educational outcomes. / Mendolia, Silvia; Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Walker, Ian.
In: Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 70, No. 3, 01.07.2018, p. 613-634.

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Mendolia S, Paloyo AR, Walker I. Heterogeneous effects of high school peers on educational outcomes. Oxford Economic Papers. 2018 Jul 1;70(3):613-634. Epub 2018 Mar 21. doi: 10.1093/oep/gpy008

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Mendolia, Silvia ; Paloyo, Alfredo R. ; Walker, Ian. / Heterogeneous effects of high school peers on educational outcomes. In: Oxford Economic Papers. 2018 ; Vol. 70, No. 3. pp. 613-634.

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