Do universities benefit local youth? Evidence from the creation of new universities

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 318-328

  Frenette, Marc ^a  

^a Business and Labour Market Analysis Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distance to school; University infrastructure; University participation

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 67349249183     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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