Tuition discounting without tears

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 177-189

  Martin, Robert E ^a  

^a CENTRE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Resource allocation; Student financial aid

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 0742319880     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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