When Need Meets Merit: The Effect of Increasing Merit Requirements in Need-Based Student Aid
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- Minaya, Veronica & Agasisti, Tommaso & Bratti, Massimiliano, 2022. "When need meets merit: The effect of increasing merit requirements in need-based student aid," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 146(C).
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Keywords
university; merit-based requirements; student financial aid; difference-in-differences; Italy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2021-06-28 (Education)
- NEP-EUR-2021-06-28 (Microeconomic European Issues)
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