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The Role of Parental Wealth and Income in Financing Children’s College Attendance and Its Consequences

View ORCID ProfileV. Joseph Hotz, View ORCID ProfileEmily E. Wiemers, Joshua Rasmussen and Kate Maxwell Koegel
Journal of Human Resources, November 2023, 58 (6) 1850-1880; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1018-9828R2
V. Joseph Hotz
V. Joseph Hotz is the Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Economics at Duke University (v.joseph.hotz{at}duke.edu).
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Emily E. Wiemers
Emily E. Wiemers is an associate professor in the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs and research associate at the Aging Studies Institute and Center for Aging and Policy Studies at Syracuse University (eewiemer{at}syr.edu).
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Joshua Rasmussen
Joshua Rasmussen is an associate at Energy GPS.
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Kate Maxwell Koegel
Kate Maxwell Koegel is an associate at Cornerstone Research.
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