Improving college access and success for low-income students: Evidence from a large need-based grant program

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1-34

  Fack, Gabrielle ^a   Grenet, Julien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

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EID: 84928331386     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.20130423     Document Type: Article

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