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Differences in the response heterogeneity of educational attainment and achievement to the same instrumental variable

Wen FanSchool of Public Administration, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xiaobo HeSchool of International Economics and Trade, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, Shanghai, P. R. ChinaView further author information
Pages 1315-1319 | Published online: 02 Jan 2017

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