Financial aid and students' college decisions: Evidence from the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 578-610

  Abraham, Katharine G ^a   Clark, Melissa A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AID; FINANCE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33749130428     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xli.3.578     Document Type: Review

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