Is student loan debt discouraging homeownership among young adults?

Social Service Review

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 589-621

  Houle, Jason N ^a   Berger, Lawrence ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84961185670     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/684587     Document Type: Article

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