Information constraints and financial aid policy

Student Financing of Higher Education: A Comparative Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 75-97

  Scott Clayton, Judith ^a  

^a Economics and Education at Teachers College Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203589953     Document Type: Chapter

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