Expectations, education, and opportunity

@article{Debacker2017ExpectationsEA,
  title={Expectations, education, and opportunity},
  author={J. Debacker and P. Wesley Routon},
  journal={Journal of Economic Psychology},
  year={2017},
  volume={59},
  pages={29-44}
}
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