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Academic performance, childhood economic resources, and the choice to leave school at age 16

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  • Maani, Sholeh A.
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  • Maani, Sholeh A. & Kalb, Guyonne, 2007. "Academic performance, childhood economic resources, and the choice to leave school at age 16," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 26(3), pages 361-374, June.
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