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The determinants of undergraduate Grade Point Average : the relative importance of family background, high school resources, and peer group effects

Betts, Julian R.; Morell, Darlene - In: Journal of human resources : JHR 34 (1999) 1, pp. 268-293

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The Determinants of Undergraduate Grade Point Average: The Relative Importance of Family Background, High School Resources, and Peer Group Effects

Betts, Julian R.; Morell, Darlene - In: Journal of Human Resources 34 (1999) 2

The paper analyzes the Grade Point Average (GPA) of more than 5,000 undergraduates at the University of California, San Diego. Personal background strongly affects GPA. Graduates of different high schools obtain significantly different GPAs, even after controlling for personal background. These...

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