Behavioral barriers transitioning to college

Labour Economics

Volumn 47, Issue , 2017, Pages 48-63

  French, Robert ^a   Oreopoulos, Philip ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 85020233927     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2017.05.005     Document Type: Article

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