explicitly allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates. We use a difference-in-difference estimation … of students, though rates have risen at flagship universities. Finally, despite some weak association with increased …

the effect by comparing a student's academic performance before and after turning 21. We find that students' grades fall … evolution of performance as students make progress towards their degrees …

-effects estimation. Students' own and peer GPAs and their attitudes towards economics have the largest effects on value-added scores. We …Using data on 24 teachers and 982 students from a 2006 survey of California high school economics classes, we assess …

College students now use various forms of unsecured credit such as private student loans and credit cards to finance …

studies have shown no effect on enrollment, we analyze the effects on students' budgets. To identify causal effects, we … exploited the natural experiment established by the introduction of fees. They did not affect students' spending behavior … students increased their budgets only marginally; fees did not increase social inequality …

We study the evolution of a campus-based aid program for low-income students that began with grant-heavy financial aid … years (2004–2006), in which students received additional institutional grant aid and few non-financial supports, improved … postsecondary progress, performance, or completion. In contrast, program-eligible students in more recent cohorts (2007–2010), when …

This paper investigates the impact of changes in the funding of higher education in England on students' choices and … in public universities moved from being free to students and state funded to charging substantial tuition fees to all … students. This was done in conjunction with the government offering generous means-tested maintenance grants and loans. Using …

State merit aid programs have been found to reduce the likelihood that students attend college out-of-state. Using the …