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- Authors
- Rothstein, J., & Rouse, C. E.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- Princeton University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rothstein, Jesse
- ORCID
- Rothstein, Jesse
- Venue
- Journal of Public Economics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-02
- Volume
- 95
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 149-163
- ISSN
- 0047-2727 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3124440178
- Cited by
- 506
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2026: 19 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 32 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 30 · 2021: 47 · 2020: 48 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 39 · 2017: 39 · 2016: 38 · 2015: 39 · 2014: 25 · 2013: 24 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 62.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Public Economics (publishedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Keywords
- student loans, student debt, financial aid, university graduates, early-career employment, credit constraints, debt aversion, educational investment, life-cycle model, alumni giving
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