In-state tuition for the undocumented: Education effects on Mexican young adults
This paper examines the effect of tuition subsidy in the form of in-state tuition to undocumented students on the education of noncitizen Mexican young adults. The policy is found to be associated with a 2.5 percentage point increase in college enrollment (base mean = 8%), a 3.7 percentage point increase in the proportion of students with at least some college education (base mean = 10%), and a 1.3 percentage point increase in the proportion with at least an associate degree (base mean = 4%). These results are robust to a variety of specifications. When the analysis is restricted to samples more likely to be affected by the policy, point estimates become larger. The study finds no evidence that in-state tuition policy for the undocumented adversely affects the educational outcomes of natives. © 2008 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.
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2008
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Authors: | Kaushal, Neeraj |
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Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. - John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., ISSN 0276-8739. - Vol. 27.2008, 4, p. 771-792
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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