Access to 4-year public colleges and degree completion

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 829-867

  Goodman, Joshua ^a   Hurwitz, Michael ^b   Smith, Jonathan ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College Board   (United States)

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EID: 85020396939     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/690818     Document Type: Article

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