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Can Talented Pupils with Low Socio-economic Status Shine? Evidence from a Boarding School

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  • Francesca Foliano

    (Department of Economics)

  • Francis Green

    (UCL London)

  • Marcello Sartarelli

    (Dpto. Fundamentos del Análisis Económico)

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  • Francesca Foliano & Francis Green & Marcello Sartarelli, 2017. "Can Talented Pupils with Low Socio-economic Status Shine? Evidence from a Boarding School," Working Papers. Serie AD 2017-05, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie).
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