Simulating the effects of financial aid packages on college student stopout, reenrollment spells, and graduation chances

Review of Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 513-541

  Desjardins, Stephen L ^a   McCall, Brian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 77954706296     PISSN: 01625748     EISSN: 10907009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/rhe.0.0169     Document Type: Article

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