This paper makes three contributions to the literature on educational attainment gaps by family income. First, we … conduct a parallel empirical analysis of the effects of parental income on post-secondary (PS) attendance for recent high … Youth in Transition Survey. We estimate substantially smaller PS attendance gaps by parental income in Canada relative to …

ability and college attendance for all income and wealth backgrounds; (ii) the rising importance of family income as a …

measurement error. In this paper, we use an instrumental variables strategy to estimate the causal effect of income on children …Past estimates of the effect of family income on child development have often been plagued by endogeneity and …'s math and reading achievement. Our identification derives from the large, non-linear changes in the Earned Income Tax Credit …

measurement error. In this paper, we use an instrumental variables strategy to estimate the causal effect of income on children …Past estimates of the effect of family income on child development have often been plagued by endogeneity and …'s math and reading achievement. Our identification derives from the large, non-linear changes in the Earned Income Tax Credit …

have increased. We discuss these trends as well as recent evidence on the extent to which students are able to obtain … student credit arrangements that balance three important objectives: (i) providing credit for students to access college and … outcomes in the form of income-contingent repayments, and (iii) providing incentives for student borrowers to honor their loan …

, 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 …

repayment problems and borrower income. We also identify an important role for student debt, educational attainment, and beliefs … about repayment. The analysis further reveals the importance of intergenerational relationships for repayment. Children … whose parents are able and willing to financially help them out in times of economic stress are much less likely to …

developing and persistent gaps in child achievement by family income and the importance of adolescent skill levels for … family income, we study four leading mechanisms thought to explain these gaps: an intergenerational correlation in ability, a … mechanisms influence family investments in children, we evaluate the extent to which these mechanisms also explain other …