The quickly growth of the (quasi-) experimental literature on policy interventions in higher
education provides an opportunity to identify the causal effects of these interventions on …

We conduct a comparative welfare analysis of 133 historical policy changes over the past
half-century in the United States, focusing on policies in social insurance, education and job …

Socioeconomic gaps in college enrollment and attainment have widened over time, despite
increasing returns to postsecondary education and significant policy efforts to improve …

The increasing tension between the perceived necessity of a college degree and the
challenge of paying for it has led to a proliferation of financial aid policy in the United States …

In regression discontinuity (RD) studies exploiting an award or admissions cutoff, causal
effects are nonparametrically identified for those near the cutoff. The effect of treatment on …

Beginning with the high school class of 2015, Tennessee Promise will provide college
coaching and last-dollar aid to every high school graduate making a seamless transition to …

We estimate the effects on postsecondary education outcomes of the Kalamazoo Promise, a
generous, place-based college scholarship. We identify Promise effects using two forms of …

Prior research has demonstrated that financial aid can influence both college enrollments
and completions, but less is known about its post-college consequences. This study is the …

Abstract In the United States, college students must complete the Free Application for
Student Federal Aid (FAFSA) to access federal aid. However, many eligible students do not …

We study the evolution of a campus‐based aid program for low‐income students that began
with grant‐heavy financial aid and later added a suite of nonfinancial supports. We find little …