The younger, the better? Age-related differences in academic performance at university
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Age effects; Cognitive ability; Academic performance; J1; I23; I24;All these keywords.
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- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
- I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
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