Credit constraints and demand for higher education: Evidence from financial deregulation

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 12-24

  Sun, Stephen Teng ^a   Yannelis, Constantine ^b  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84960153039     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00558     Document Type: Article

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