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Financial Aid and Students' College Decisions: Evidence from the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program
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Abraham, Katharine G.; Clark, Melissa A. – Journal of Human Resources, 2006
The District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (DCTAG), instituted in 1999, allows D.C. residents to attend public colleges and universities throughout the country at considerably lower in-state tuition rates. We use the sharp decline in the price of public colleges and universities faced by D.C. residents to estimate the effects of…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Tuition Grants, Public Colleges, College Applicants