The Link between Household Income, University Applications and University Attendance

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-210

  Anders, Jake ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Higher education; Household income; Intergenerational mobility; Socio economic gradient

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862554431     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: 14755890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2012.00158.x     Document Type: Article

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