The Federal Student Loan Program: Quantitative implications for college enrollment and default rates

Review of Economic Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 205-231

  Ionescu, Felicia ^a  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

Author keywords

Default; Human capital; Student loans

Indexed keywords

EID: 56949084284     PISSN: 10942025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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