The effects of the tax deduction for postsecondary tuition: Implications for structuring tax-based aid

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 51, Issue , 2016, Pages 23-60

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

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

College; Doughnut hole; Educational finance; Liquidity constraints; Rate of return; Regression discontinuity; Salience; State and Federal Aid; Tax deduction; Tuition

Indexed keywords

AID; FINANCE; HIGHER EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INVESTMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 84969219575     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2015.11.001     Document Type: Article

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