Estimating the effect of financial aid offers on college enrollment: A regression-discontinuity approach

International Economic Review

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1249-1287

  Van der Klaauw, Wilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0036851629     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2354.t01-1-00055     Document Type: Article

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