Opportunities for low-income students at top colleges and universities: Policy initiatives and the distribution of students

National Tax Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 357-386

  Pallals, Amenda ^a   Turner, Sarah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 33748801226     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2006.2.08     Document Type: Article

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