The effect of access to college assessments on enrollment and attainment

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1-36

  Bulman, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84945177322     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.20140062     Document Type: Article

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