The Effect of Distance to Colleges on Application Behavior
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Keywords
distance; college application; college enrollment; test score;All these keywords.
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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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-URE-2024-10-21 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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