Increasing time to baccalaureate degree in the United States

Education Finance and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 375-424

  Bound, John ^a   Lovenheim, Michael F ^b   Turner, Sarah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84866922444     PISSN: 15573060     EISSN: 15573079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/EDFP_a_00074     Document Type: Article

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