Students from low-income families are eligible to student aid under the federal students' financial assistance scheme … received by eligible students to raise enrolment rates into tertiary education. We view this reform as a quot …

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

of students, though rates have risen at flagship universities. Finally, despite some weak association with increased …

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

(baseline: 69%) for high-school graduates who come from a state with tuition fees. Moreover, we find that students with lower … high-school grades react more strongly to tuition fees. This might have important effects on the composition of students …

's HOPE Scholarship has affected students' college major decisions, with a focus on STEM majors. We find consistent evidence …

opportunities to pursue, further studies at the university level. The reform that we consider obligated all minority students … that the reform resulted in a decline in the number of subjects taken by minority students at the school exit test. There … was also a notable shift in the take-up of particular subjects, with fewer exams taken by minority students in more …