Student awareness of costs and benefits of educational decisions: Effects of an information campaign

Journal of Human Capital

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 482-519

  McGuigan, Martin ^a   McNally, Sandra ^b   Wyness, Gill ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85005965064     PISSN: 19328575     EISSN: 19328664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/689551     Document Type: Article

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