Authors
![Claire Crawford](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-08/Claire_Crawford.jpg?itok=VDnmnmX1)
Research Fellow University College London
Claire is a Research Fellow at IFS, working on the determinants and consequences of participation in childcare and education for parents and children.
![Wenchao Jin](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/Wenchao_Jin.jpg?itok=Av1leK1Z)
Research Associate
Wenchao is an Assistant Professor at the University of Sussex and an IFS Research Associate.
Comment details
- DOI
- 10.1920/co.ifs.2024.0336
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Crawford, C and Jin, W. (2014). Is the new student loan system more progressive than its predecessor? [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/new-student-loan-system-more-progressive-its-predecessor (accessed: 14 October 2024).
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