Does Aid Matter? Measuring the Effect of Student Aid on College Attendance and Completion
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Does Aid Matter? Measuring the Effect of Student Aid on College Attendance and Completion by Susan M. Dynarski. Published in volume 93, issue 1, pages 279-288 of American Economic Review, March 2003
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Several studies find that enrollment increases when the net price faced by students is exogenously lowered.
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- Authors
- Dynarski, S. M.
- Affiliations
- National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
- Corresponding author
- Dynarski, Susan M
- Venue
- American Economic Review
- Publisher
- American Economic Association
- Published
- 2003-02-01
- Volume
- 93
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 279-288
- ISSN
- 0002-8282 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3125403564
- Cited by
- 818
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 89.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Economic Review (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › School Choice and Performance
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Keywords
- student financial aid, college attendance, college completion, financial aid, higher education, returns to education, college enrollment
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