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How individual characteristics affect university students drop-out: a semiparametric mixed-effects model for an Italian case study

F. Belloc Università di Siena, Siena, Italy
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A. Maruotti Università di Roma Tre, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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L. Petrella Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Pages 2225-2239 | Received 07 Mar 2010, Accepted 01 Dec 2010, Published online: 01 Feb 2011

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