In 1998 the Norwegian government introduced a program that increased parents' incentives to stay home with children … under the age of three. Many eligible children had older siblings, and we investigate how this program affected long … not by changes in family income or father's labor force participation. …

the effects of increased access to student loans on credit-constrained students' educational attainment, earnings, debt …

Paying for college is often a family affair, with both parents and students contributing. We study the effects of … records. We provide the first comprehensive analysis of how both students and their parents use debt with college attendance … does not change, higher-income parents shift balances from other debt to educational loans. We find that lower-income …

from Texas public colleges and a discontinuity in grant generosity for low-income students. Within four-year institutions …We estimate effects of the Pell Grant - the largest U.S. federal grant for college students - using administrative data …, eligibility for additional grant aid significantly increases first-time students' degree completion and later earnings. Our …

suggests that increasing grant aid for low-income college students would enhance welfare in many U.S. settings …We estimate effects of the largest U.S. federal grant for college students using administrative data from Texas four … receipt and earnings beginning four years after entry. Estimated increases in income tax payments fully recoup government …

, and credit records, to identify the effects of increased student borrowing on credit-constrained students' educational …

target low-income students …We estimate the effect of grant aid on poor college students' attainment and earnings using student … generosity as a function of family income. Eligibility for the maximum Pell Grant significantly increases degree receipt and …