. We exploit unique administrative data from Colombia on the universe of students, institutions, and programs to control …

This paper examines systematic inequalities in the match between students and the university degree they apply to, and … measure of student-to-degree match employing minimal assumptions. We find that students who are the first in the family to … contrast, only the highest achieving female students relatively undermatch. These gaps are larger at the application stage. We …

the effects of tuition fees on university enrollment of first-year students at German public universities. Our study … gender differences in enrollment behavior. Enrollment numbers of female students at universities that are located far away … of male students. …

Inequalities do not end once students enter higher education. Yet, the majority of papers on the effectiveness of …-tested financial aid on the outcomes of students who have already enrolled in college. To do so, we exploit a unique non …

also collect administrative, student-level data on higher education and formal employment for SCP students in Brazil and …

selective colleges to lower their curricular demands, low-ability students benefit at the expense of medium-ability students … better serve their most able students. This stylized model of curricular product differentiation in higher education offers …

enrollment qualifications, and graduate earnings. We find for both that disadvantaged students match to lower quality degrees …

due to the Covid-pandemic. Treated students met in small groups, in alternating weeks with and without a more senior … student tutor. The treatment improved study behavior and increased contact to other students. Tutored students achieved around …

. This study estimates the effect of class size on academic performance of university students, distinguishing between STEM …,000 students and a total of more than 190,000 observations, spanning six cohorts of first-year undergraduate students across all … of the effect along the dimensions of students' socio-economic status, ability, and gender, finding that in STEM …