Understanding educational outcomes of students from low-income families: Evidence from a liberal arts college with a full tuition subsidy program

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 591-617

  Stinebrickner, Ralph ^a   Stinebrickner, Todd R ^b  

^a BEREA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; STUDENT; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141708094     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1558769     Document Type: Article

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