Ethnicity and academic success at university

New Zealand Economic Papers

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-213

  Juhong, Bai ^a   Maloney, Tim ^b  

^a University of Auckland ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 85011183769     PISSN: 00779954     EISSN: 19434863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779954.2006.9558560     Document Type: Article

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