we investigate whether this gap is rooted in students' misperception of their own and other's ability, thereby increasing … and students' characteristics. University students are also poor at estimating their own test-performance and over …-estimate their predicted test score. However, females, white and working class students have less inflated view of themselves. Self …

We empirically examine whether there is discernable variation in the matriculation patterns of low-income students at …, low-income students with need-based aid. While enrollment responses cannot be attributed to these programs, we do find …-distant students. These findings imply that improved access may actually displace some needy students in favor of others. …

(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 …

Florida students to identify the returns to four-year college for students on the academic margin of college admission. In … of the importance of credit constraints within this population. I find that students who obtain high school grades just … a four-year college and much less likely to attend a community college than students with grades just below the …

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

which higher education in Canada has increasingly become the domain of students from well-to-do families. An analysis of two … has been a long-standing tendency and the participation gap between students from the highest and lowest income families …

In this paper, we estimate a structural model of choice of field of study by community college students. We use data … earnings than men when choosing a field of study and those students who were employed prior to starting college are more … sensitive to earnings variations across fields of study than students with no prior work experience. …