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Are learning outcomes in economics different at predominantly black and white universities? Lessons fromPrinciples of macroeconomics courses at two schools

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Simkins, S., Allen, S. Are learning outcomes in economics different at predominantly black and white universities? Lessons fromPrinciples of macroeconomics courses at two schools. Rev Black Polit Econ 28, 23–39 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02717268

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