Money for nothing: Estimating the impact of student aid on participation in higher education

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 66-78

  Dearden, Lorraine ^a,b   Fitzsimons, Emla ^a,b   Wyness, Gill ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Difference in differences; Higher education funding policies; Higher education participation; Maintenance grants

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; POLICY REFORM; STUDENT;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84910653863     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2014.09.005     Document Type: Article

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