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

into university in order to enrich and enhance the planning of the needed university places for first-year students. The … estimate an alternative number of first-year students and to open up a range of possible solutions. …

We use administrative data from Ireland to study differences in college application behavior between students from … completely on grades in the terminal high school examinations. Thus, we can compare the application choices of students who have … equal chances of admission to college programs. Conditional on achievement and college opportunities, we find that students …

discontinuity design. Loan programs induce students to pursue college degrees that are more expensive and prolonged relative to … education when students are about 30 years old. The college premium seems to increase over time, possibly offsetting the initial …

We evaluate the effect of the federal students' financial assistance scheme (BAfoeG) on enrolment rates into higher … students had to repay the full loan until 1990. Thereafter, 50 percent of the student aid has been offered as a non … enrolment rates. Our findings may have important implications for the current debate on the reform of financing higher education …