Differences in the distribution of high school achievement: The role of class-size and time-in-term
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- Corak, Miles & Lauzon, Darren, 2010. "Differences in the Distribution of High School Achievement: The Role of Class Size and Time-in-Term," IZA Discussion Papers 4824, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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