We examine the effects of the large-scale construction of public universities in Egypt during the 1960s and 1970s. We found that opening a local university increased the likelihood of obtaining higher education degrees and had long-lasting positive effects on labor market and marriage outcomes,...

Elmhurst College is a small liberal arts college located in Illinois that provides undergraduate and graduate programs in liberal arts as well as professional programs in business, nursing and education. The school faced a serious budget crisis in 1971 and then President Dr. Frick implemented...