Credit for Low-Income Students and Access to and Academic Performance in Higher Education in Colombia: A Regression Discontinuity Approach
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- Tatiana Melguizo & Fabio Sanchez & Tatiana Velasco, 2015. "Credit for Low-Income Students and Access to and Academic Performance in Higher Education in Colombia: A Regression Discontinuity Approach," Documentos CEDE 12854, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE.
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Keywords
higher education; college credit; low-income students; academic performance; ACCES; regression discontinuity;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
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