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The Effect of a Tuition Fee Reform on the Risk of Drop Out from University in the UK

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The Effect of a Tuition Fee Reform on the Risk of Drop Out from University in the UK. / Bradley, Steve; Migali, Giuseppe.
Lancaster University, Department of Economics, 2015. (Economics Working Paper Series; Vol. 2015, No. 16).

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Bradley, S & Migali, G 2015 'The Effect of a Tuition Fee Reform on the Risk of Drop Out from University in the UK' Economics Working Paper Series, no. 16, vol. 2015, Lancaster University, Department of Economics.

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Bradley, S., & Migali, G. (2015). The Effect of a Tuition Fee Reform on the Risk of Drop Out from University in the UK. (Economics Working Paper Series; Vol. 2015, No. 16). Lancaster University, Department of Economics.

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Bradley S, Migali G. The Effect of a Tuition Fee Reform on the Risk of Drop Out from University in the UK. Lancaster University, Department of Economics. 2015. (Economics Working Paper Series; 16).

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Bradley, Steve ; Migali, Giuseppe. / The Effect of a Tuition Fee Reform on the Risk of Drop Out from University in the UK. Lancaster University, Department of Economics, 2015. (Economics Working Paper Series; 16).

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