Integrity versus access? The effect of federal financial aid availability on postsecondary enrollment

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-114

  Darolia, Rajeev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

College access; Dynamic regression discontinuity; Financial aid; For profit colleges; Student loan default

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884167291     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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