The access implications of income-contingent charges for higher education: Lessons from Australia

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 491-512

  Chapman, Bruce ^a   Ryan, Chris ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Educational economics; Educational finance

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; HIGHER EDUCATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20344363871     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2004.08.009     Document Type: Article

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