An economic analysis of "Acting White"

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 551-583

  Austen Smith, David ^a   Fryer Jr , Roland G ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 20444373767     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/0033553053970205     Document Type: Article

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