to a proliferation of financial aid policy in the U.S. and around the world. More students are receiving more aid today … outside the U.S. on the causal impact of a variety of financial aid policies and programs on students' college decisions …

low-income students at an elite public university. We find that the program increased four-year graduation rates by about … 8 percentage points for eligible students in the cohorts who experienced the fully developed program. For these cohorts … performance. We conclude that aid programs targeting low-income, high-ability students are most successful when they couple grant …

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. -- Low …

economic and racial composition of incoming students. Because endowment levels are a function of expenditures and alumni giving … colleges and universities do not increase the number of students they serve or the fraction of students receiving aid, and only … more selective and enrolling fewer low-income students and students of color. Overall, colleges and universities appear to …

have increased. We discuss these trends as well as recent evidence on the extent to which students are able to obtain … student credit arrangements that balance three important objectives: (i) providing credit for students to access college and …

liquidity effect. By restricting credit supply to college students, the CARD Act of 2009 has inadvertently inhibited the ability … of liquidity-constrained students to remain in college when their earnings unexpectedly fall, resulting in a stronger …

colleges for low-income community college students. This paper explores the role that access to information technology, in … first-ever field experiment randomly providing free computers to students, we examine the relationships between access to … experiment indicate that the treatment group of students receiving free computers has a 4.5 percentage point higher probability …

colleges for low-income community college students. This paper explores the role that access to information technology, in … first-ever field experiment randomly providing free computers to students, we examine the relationships between access to … experiment indicate that the treatment group of students receiving free computers has a 4.5 percentage point higher probability …

In this paper we provide evidence for the impact of public funding on enrolment of students in college. We use a panel …

In this paper we provide evidence for the impact of public funding on enrolment of students in college. We use a panel …