Evaluating the impact of the D.C. tuition assistance grant program

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 555-582

  Kane, Thomas J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION; PRICE DETERMINATION;

MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 34547423760     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xlii.3.555     Document Type: Article

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