Estimating the effect of student aid on college enrollment: Evidence from a government grant policy reform

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-215

  Nielsen, Helena Skyt ^a,b   Sørensen, Torben ^a   Taber, Christopher ^c,d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 85017129409     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.2.2.185     Document Type: Article

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