The effects of higher education policy on the location decision of individuals: Evidence from Florida's Bright Futures Scholarship Program

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 553-562

  Hickman, Daniel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic mobility; Higher education; Subsidization

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; HIGHER EDUCATION; LOCATION DECISION; MOBILITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68049144660     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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