Estimating and interpreting peer and role model effects from randomly assigned social groups at west point

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 289-299

  Lyle, David S ^a  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

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EID: 34248355185     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/rest.89.2.289     Document Type: Review

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