McPherson, Michael S.; Schapiro, Morton Owen - In: Handbook of the economics of education : volume 2, (pp. 1403-1434). 2006
to students on the basis both of financial need and academic (and other) merit, with merit influencing not only total …-secondary education, both whether and where they attend are importantly influenced by family background. Among students who score well on …, while only about 75% of those from low SES backgrounds do. High-income students are also more likely to attend private …
