STATE MERIT-BASED FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS AND COLLEGE ATTAINMENT
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State Merit-based Financial Aid Programs and College Attainment
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Regional Science
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0022-4146
DOI: 10.1111/jors.12161