Merit aid and post-college retention in the state

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 80, Issue , 2014, Pages 39-50

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

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain drain; College education; Merit aid; Migration; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887534079     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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