Inequalities do not end once students enter higher education. Yet, the majority of papers on the effectiveness of …-tested financial aid on the outcomes of students who have already enrolled in college. To do so, we exploit a unique non …

Working has become commonplace among college students; however, this activity can have unexpected financial … consequences. Federal formulas implicitly tax the amount of financial aid students are eligible to receive by as much as 50 cents … for each marginal dollar of income. This tax creates an incentive for college students to reduce income, though abstruse …

This paper estimates the percentage of students who do not take up their federal need-based student financial aid … although extensive student financial aid for needy students is available, it is crucial to know whether students assert their …-Economic Panel Study 2002–2013 and estimate the respective aid amounts students would have received, had they filed an application …