Paying for Grades: Impact of Merit-Based Financial Aid on Educational Quality

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 93-109

  Henry, Gary T ^a   Rubenstein, Ross ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141907806     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.1042     Document Type: Article

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