The returns to the federal tax credits for higher education

Tax Policy and the Economy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 13-88

  Bulman, George B ^a   Hoxby, Caroline M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84951835727     PISSN: 08928649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1086/683364     Document Type: Article

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