Investing in schooling in Chile: The role of information about financial aid for higher education

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 244-257

  Dinkelman, Taryn ^a   Claudia Martinez A ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

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EID: 84900806153     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00384     Document Type: Article

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