previously-estimated average effects to predict benefits. Moreover, it suggests that interventions that target all students would …

previously-estimated average effects to predict benefits. Moreover, it suggests that interventions that target all students would …

students in North Carolina I estimate teacher effects on primary school student absences in a value-added framework. The …

students responded to the release of the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard in September 2015. We find that data … increase in score sends. The impact is driven almost entirely by well-resourced high schools and students. We find little … evidence that the count or composition of enrolled students changed as a result of the Scorecard information shock with the …

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 …

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 …

We study how colleges shape their students' voting habits by linking millions of SAT takers to their college …-enrollment and voting histories. To begin, we show that the fraction of students from a particular college who vote varies … markedly different voting rates. Next, after controlling for students' college application portfolios and pre-college voting …

portfolio and compare students with similar portfolios and levels of interest in HBCUs and non-HBCUs who ultimately make … students initially enrolling in HBCUs are 14.6 percentage points more likely to earn a BA degree and have 5 percent higher … household income around age 30 than those who do not enroll in an HBCU. Initially enrolling in an HBCU also leads to $12 …

schools, finding that exposed students were more likely to become teachers by 0.6 percentage points (pp), or 47%. Effects are …