families. Almost 90 percent of the students in tuition-free public universities have higher than median per capita family … income and almost 50 percent attended tuition-financed private high schools. We compare these students with those who attend … non tuition-free private colleges. Although students in private universities seem to have higher per capita family income …

families. Almost 90 percent of the students in tuition-free public universities have higher than median per capita family … income and almost 50 percent attended tuition-financed private high schools. We compare these students with those who attend … non tuition-free private colleges. Although students in private universities seem to have higher per capita family income …

the average school-leaving age of students holding the same certificate or degree. We use past school-opening instruments …, and distance-to-the-nearest-college, also measured in the past, when students were entering grade 6, to identify the …

-invariant unobservable characteristics of students, we find that students who enroll in associate's degree programs in for-profit colleges … associate's degree students attend for an average of 2.6 years, this translates to a 4% return per year of education in a for …