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INTERVENTION, EVALUATION, AND POLICY STUDIES

Social Identity and Achievement Gaps: Evidence From an Affirmation Intervention

Thomas S. DeeStanford University, Stanford, California, USA;NBER, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 149-168 | Published online: 19 Mar 2015

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