Freshman year financial aid nudges: An experiment to increase FAFSA renewal and college persistence

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 389-415

  Castleman, Benjamin L ^a   Page, Lindsay C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL PROVISION; HIGHER EDUCATION; STUDENT;

EID: 84965104899     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: 15488004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.51.2.0614-6458R     Document Type: Article

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