Financial aid packages and college enrollment decisions: An econometric case study

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 126-145

  Linsenmeier, David M ^a   Rosen, Harvey S ^a,b   Rouse, Cecilia Elena ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NBER ^*

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EID: 32544440422     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465306775565819     Document Type: Article

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