The effects of HOPE on post-college retention in the Georgia workforce

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 479-490

  Sjoquist, David L ^a   Winters, John V ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain drain; HOPE Scholarship; Post college retention; Student merit aid

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DRAIN; EMPLOYMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; STUDENT;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875800871     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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