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Distance to Opportunity: Higher Education Deserts and College Enrollment Choices

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  • Riley K. Acton
  • Kalena Cortes
  • Camila Morales

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  • Riley K. Acton & Kalena Cortes & Camila Morales, 2024. "Distance to Opportunity: Higher Education Deserts and College Enrollment Choices," NBER Chapters, in: Financing Institutions of Higher Education, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality

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