The opportunity cost of admission preferences at Elite universities

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 293-305

  Espenshade, Thomas J ^a   Chung, Chang Y ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 20444492458     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2005.00303.x     Document Type: Article

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