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On the Production of Cognitive Achievement and Gaps in Test Scores

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  • Michael Creel & Montserrat Farell, 2016. "On the Production of Cognitive Achievement and Gaps in Test Scores," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 78(2), pages 228-247, April.
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