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Freshman Year Financial Aid Nudges: An Experiment to Increase FAFSA Renewal and College Persistence

Benjamin L. Castleman and Lindsay C. Page
Journal of Human Resources, March 2016, 51 (2) 389-415; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.2.0614-6458R
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vol. 51 no. 2 389-415
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.2.0614-6458R
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received June 1, 2014
  • Accepted November 1, 2014
  • Published online April 15, 2016.

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