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Physical appearance and peer effects in academic performance

Rey Hernández-JuliánDepartment of Economics, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Christina PetersDepartment of Economics, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
Pages 887-890 | Published online: 20 Sep 2017

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