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Predicting Higher Education Enrollment in the United States: An Evaluation of Different Modelling Approaches

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  • Michael S. McPherson
  • Morton Owen Schapiro
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  • Michael S. McPherson & Morton Owen Schapiro & Dennis Ahlburg, 1994. "Predicting Higher Education Enrollment in the United States: An Evaluation of Different Modelling Approaches," Williams Project on the Economics of Higher Education DP-26, Department of Economics, Williams College.
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