Into College, out of Poverty? Policies to Increase the Postsecondary Attainment of the Poor. NBER Working Paper No. 15387.

By David J. Deming, S. Dynarski. 2009

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We review the experimental and quasi-experimental research evidence on the causal relationship between college costs and educational attainment, with a particular focus on low-income populations. The weight of the evidence indicates that reducing college costs can increase college entry and persistence. Simple and transparent programs appear to be most effective. Programs that link money to incentives and/or the takeup of academic support services appear to be particularly effective.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Education

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Mobility Report Cards: The Role of Colleges in Intergenerational Mobility (2017, unknown): “For example, researchers can use these statis- tics to study the impacts of tax credits, tuition changes, or outreach policies at a broader range of institutions than in prior work (Deming and Dynarski 2010).”
Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Childhood Investments on Postsecondary Attainment and Degree Completion. NBER Working Paper No. 17533. (2011, unknown): “However, there are several well-identified quasi-experimental studies showing that student aid can boost postsecondary enrollment by several percentage points depending on how much aid is provided (Deming & Dynarski, 2010).”
Behavioral Economics of Education: Progress and Possibilities (2015, unknown): “81 Demming and Dynarski, 2009; Oreopoulos and Petronijevic, 2013.”
Credit Supply and the Rise in College Tuition: Evidence from the Expansion in Federal Student Aid Programs (2018, background): “decreases in price influence college attendance and college choice (see for example the review of Deming and Dynarski (2009)).”
Looking beyond Enrollment: The Causal Effect of Need-Based Grants on College Access, Persistence, and Graduation (2016, background): “have transparent eligibility criteria and straightforward application processes (Deming and Dynarski, 2009).”
Income Segregation and Intergenerational Mobility Across Colleges in the United States* (2020, background): “…/qje/article-abstract/135/3/1567/5741707 by guest on 27 June 2020 INCOME SEGREGATION AND INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY 1575 (e.g., Avery et al. 2006; Goodman 2008; Deming and Dynarski 2010; Hoxby and Turner 2013; Marx and Turner 2015; Andrews, Imberman, and Lovenheim 2016; Manoli and Turner 2018).”
2017-03 Early and Late Human Capital Investments, Borrowing Constraints, and the Family (2012, unknown): “Kane (2006) and Deming and Dynarski (2009) provide recent surveys of the related empirical literature, concluding that a $1,000 reduction in tuition leads to a 3-6 percentage point increase in college attendance.”
Improving College Access in the United States: Barriers and Policy Responses (2015, unknown): “For more detailed reviews of these studies, see Long (2008), Deming & Dynarski (2009), and Dynarski & Scott-Clayton (2013).”