Borrowing constraints, college enrollment, and delayed entry

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 669-725

  Johnson, Matthew T ^a  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84884140073     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/669964     Document Type: Article

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