The Missing Manual: Using National Student Clearinghouse Data to Track Postsecondary Outcomes

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue , 2015, Pages 53-79

  Dynarski, Susan M ^a   Hemelt, Steven W ^b   Hyman, Joshua M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

econometric analysis; experimental research; postsecondary education; quasi experimental analysis; research methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930723461     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: 19351062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0162373715576078     Document Type: Article

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