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MCS Policy Center—Education and Education Impact Research

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'It's Not Just the Money': The Benefits of College Education to Individuals and to Society2015
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It's Not Just the Money Datasets2015

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Fiscal and Economic Effects of College Attainment2007

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    Energy and Environment Research

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