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Interest subsidies on student loans: a better class of drain

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  • Barr, Nicholas & Johnston, Alison, 2010. "Interest subsidies on student loans: a better class of drain," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 28287, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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