Why do college-going interventions work?

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 124-151

  Carrell, Scott ^a   Sacerdote, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

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EID: 85021327498     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.20150530     Document Type: Article

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