The influence of financial aid in leveling group differences in graduating from elite institutions

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 296-311

  Alon, Sigal ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aid eligibility; Endogeneity; Grants; Instrumental variable; Local average treatment effect; Student financial aid

Indexed keywords

AID; ANALYTICAL METHOD; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL SERVICES; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248215159     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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