Parental borrowing for dependent children's higher education

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 299-321

  Cha, Kyung Wook ^a   Weagley, Robert O ^b   Reynolds, Laura ^c,d  

^a Sungshin Women's University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrowing; College; Heckman; Parental investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 25644459257     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-005-5900-y     Document Type: Article

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