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Estimating Benefits from University-Level Diversity
Wolfe, Barbara L.; Fletcher, Jason - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
One of the continuing areas of controversy surrounding higher education is affirmative action. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Fisher v. Texas, and their ruling may well influence universities' diversity initiatives, especially if they overturn Grutter v. Bollinger and rule that diversity...
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Stand and Deliver: Effects of Boston's Charter High Schools on College Preparation, Entry, and Choice
Angrist, Joshua; Dynarski, Susan; Cohodes, Sarah R.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
We use admissions lotteries to estimate the effects of attendance at Boston's charter high schools on college preparation, college attendance, and college choice. Charter attendance increases pass rates on the high-stakes exam required for high school graduation in Massachusetts, with especially...
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The White/Black Educational Gap, Stalled Progress, and the Long Term Consequences of the Emergence of Crack Cocaine Markets
evans, william n.; Garthwaite, Craig; Moore, Timothy J. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
We propose the rise of crack cocaine markets as an explanation for the end to the convergence in black-white educational outcomes beginning in the mid-1980s. After constructing a measure to date the arrival of crack markets in cities and states, we show large increases in murder and...
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Are Some Degrees Worth More than Others? Evidence from college admission cutoffs in Chile
Hastings, Justine S.; Neilson, Christopher A.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
Understanding how returns to higher education vary across degree programs is critical for effective higher education policy. Yet there is little evidence as to whether all degrees improve labor market outcomes, and whether they do so for students from different types of backgrounds. We combine...
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Information Constraints and Financial Aid Policy
Scott-Clayton, Judith - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
One justification for public support of higher education is that prospective students, particularly those from underprivileged groups, lack complete information about the costs and benefits of a college degree. Beyond financial considerations, students may also lack information about what they...
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Can You Leave High School Behind?
Black, Sandra E.; Lincove, Jane Arnold; Cullinane, Jenna; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
In recent years, many states, including California, Texas, and Oregon, have changed admissions policies to increase access to public universities for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. A key concern, however, is how these students will perform. This paper examines the relationship...
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Gains and Gaps: Changing Inequality in U.S. College Entry and Completion
Bailey, Martha J.; Dynarski, Susan - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
We describe changes over time in inequality in postsecondary education using nearly seventy years of data from the U … corresponding cohorts who grew up in high-income families. Among men, inequality in educational attainment has increased slightly … since the early 1980s. But among women, inequality in educational attainment has risen sharply, driven by increases in the …
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Small Differences that Matter: Mistakes in Applying to College
Pallais, Amanda - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
This paper estimates the sensitivity of students' college application decisions to a small change in the cost of sending standardized test scores to colleges. Using confidential ACT micro data, I find that when the ACT increased from three to four the number of free score reports that ACT-takers...
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The Missing "One-Offs": The Hidden Supply of High-Achieving, Low Income Students
Hoxby, Caroline; Avery, Christopher N. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
We show that the vast majority of very high-achieving students who are low-income do not apply to any selective college or university. This is despite the fact that selective institutions would often cost them less, owing to generous financial aid, than the resource-poor two-year and...
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What High-Achieving Low-Income Students Know About College
Hoxby, Caroline; Turner, Sarah - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2015
Previous work (Hoxby and Avery 2014) shows that low-income higher achievers tend not to apply to selective colleges despite being extremely likely to be admitted with financial aid so generous that they would pay less than they do to attend the non-selective schools they usually attend. The...
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