Flagships, feeders, and the Texas top 10% law: A test of the "brain drain" hypothesis

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 712-739

  Tienda, Marta ^a,b   Niu, Sunny Xinchun ^b  

^a Department of Demographic Studies ^*

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745305173     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2006.0035     Document Type: Review

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