Why Does College Cost So Much?

Why Does College Cost So Much?

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-304

  Archibald, Robert B ^a   Feldman, David H ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Attendance; College tuition; Colleges; Economic growth; Financial aid; Higher education; Inflation; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919953637     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199744503.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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