This paper examines the effects of state merit‐based student aid programs on college
attendance and degree completion. Our primary analysis uses microdata from the 2000 …

Since 1991 more than two dozen states have adopted merit-based student financial aid
programs, intended at least in part to increase the stock of human capital by improving the …

One goal of state merit-based financial aid programs is to increase the stock of college-
educated labor in the state by retaining college-educated persons in the state after college …

The notion of merit-aid is not a new development in higher education. Although previous
researchers have demonstrated the impact of state-adopted merit-aid funding on student …

Research suggests that merit scholarship programs increase college enrollment in states
that adopt them but post-college migration may limit the effect these programs have on the …

ffs for eligibility to evaluate the effects of college funding on the early labor market outcomes
of college graduates. I examine the heterogeneity of the effects with respect to both ability …

State and local policymakers are very interested in how attending college in one's home
state affects the likelihood of living in that state after college. This paper uses cohort-level …

According to economic theory, supported by rich empirical evidence, the ability of an
economy to accumulate a high quality human capital is an important factor of economic …

College graduates are important for regional economies but also quite geographically
mobile. This paper examines the relationship between college graduation rates among …

Drug‐related overdoses, and opioid overdoses in particular, have increased substantially
over the past two decades, creating a public health crisis. This crisis has hit both urban and …