No point worrying? Potential undergraduates, study-related debt, and the financial allure of higher education

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1265-1280

  Esson, James ^a   Ertl, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

debt aversion; higher education; student finances; study related debt; tuition fees

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909952331     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2014.968542     Document Type: Article

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