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 …

abolished recently. Whereas other studies have shown no effect on enrollment, we analyze the effects on students’ budgets. To … total expenditure moderately by about 4 %. With regard to financial resources, students are more likely to receive support …

-secondary funding program for Indigenous students in Canada. I show that student aid programs targeted at marginalized groups can … number of university degrees. For students living in remote communities that face above average costs to graduating high …

Eighteen states offer merit scholarships that require students to maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) to …. Students eligible for the scholarship should increase their effort, leading to higher grades. Grades of students ineligible for … incentives. The grades of eligible students increase, and the bulk of the rise in grades stems from students' choosing easier …

Students from low-income families are eligible to student aid under the federal students' financial assistance scheme … received by eligible students to raise enrolment rates into tertiary education. We view this reform as a quot …

tuition loans are available to students. Students most likely to face credit constraints have the same or higher probability … of attending university as all other students, given their high school achievement. A novel approach to handle potential …

studies have shown no effect on enrollment, we analyze the effects on students' budgets. To identify causal effects, we … exploited the natural experiment established by the introduction of fees. They did not affect students' spending behavior … students increased their budgets only marginally; fees did not increase social inequality …