best viewed as the end result of a learning process. We find that students enter college as open to a major in math or … science as to any other major group, but that a large number of students move away from math and science after realizing that … because students realize that their ability in math/science is lower than expected rather than because students realize that …

Students starting at a two-year college are much less likely to graduate with a college degree than similar students … of peer ability for most two-year and four-year colleges in the United States- the average PSAT of enrolled students. We … between students who start at two-year versus four-year institutions is explained by differences in peers, leaving room for …

mapped into the observed 1-5 integer scores, for over 4.5 million students. Earning higher AP integer scores positively … that receiving a score of 3 over a 2 on junior year AP exams causes students to take between 0.06 and 0.14 more AP exams …

. This framework demonstrates that non-monetary costs of applying for income-based repayment assistance are critical to … may be inefficient and lead to undesirable redistribution. Empirically, we demonstrate that expanding Canada’s income …

Taking advantage of unique longitudinal data, we provide the first characterization of what college students believe at … of why students hold the initial beliefs about majors that they do. The data collection and analysis are based directly … that students enter school quite optimistic/interested about obtaining a science degree, but that relatively few students …

, over half of all low-income borrowers manage to make timely payments. We demonstrate that other financial resources in the … advocated for a move to an income-based repayment system. Under such a system, many low-income borrowers in good-standing (due … payment among those that are currently delinquent or in default since their income levels are so low. Specifically, we show …