Does reducing student support affect scholastic performance? Evidence from a Dutch reform

Empirical Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 261-275

  Belot, Michèle ^a   Canton, Erik ^b   Webbink, Dinand ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^c CPB NETHERLANDS BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Policy evaluation; Student behaviour; Student support

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HIGHER EDUCATION; POLICY REFORM; STUDENT;

EID: 34249893913     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-006-0094-1     Document Type: Article

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