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Peer effects in higher education: does the field of study matter?

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Peer effects in higher education: does the field of study matter? / Brunello, Giorgio; De Paola, Maria; Scoppa, Vincenzo.
In: Economic Inquiry, Vol. 48, No. 3, 07.2010, p. 621-634.

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Brunello, G, De Paola, M & Scoppa, V 2010, 'Peer effects in higher education: does the field of study matter?', Economic Inquiry, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 621-634. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7295.2009.00235.x

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Brunello, G., De Paola, M., & Scoppa, V. (2010). Peer effects in higher education: does the field of study matter? Economic Inquiry, 48(3), 621-634. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7295.2009.00235.x

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Brunello G, De Paola M, Scoppa V. Peer effects in higher education: does the field of study matter? Economic Inquiry. 2010 Jul;48(3):621-634. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2009.00235.x

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Brunello, Giorgio ; De Paola, Maria ; Scoppa, Vincenzo. / Peer effects in higher education : does the field of study matter?. In: Economic Inquiry. 2010 ; Vol. 48, No. 3. pp. 621-634.

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