Does higher education cause inequality?

American Journal of Education

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 299-310

  Geiger, Roger L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84921524683     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/679394     Document Type: Note

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