The Cost of Complexity in Federal Student Aid: Lessons from Optimal Tax Theory and Behavioral Economics

By S. Dynarski, Judith E. Scott-Clayton. National tax journal, 2006

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Education, Gender Studies

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Into College, out of Poverty? Policies to Increase the Postsecondary Attainment of the Poor. NBER Working Paper No. 15387. (2009, background): “But, as they are currently configured, these programs almost exclusively benefit upper income families (Dynarski, 2004; Dynarski and Scott-Clayton, 2006a) and so are not candidate instruments for reducing poverty.”
Information and College Access: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment. Working Paper 18551. (2012, neutral): “Many researchers and policy makers believe the application is too complex and consequently impedes access (Dynarski and Scott-Clayton, 2006).”
Investing in Schooling In Chile: The Role of Information about Financial Aid for Higher Education (2011, neutral): “2 Angrist 1993, Dynarski 2002 and 2003, Bound and Turner 2002 and Kaufmann 2008 provide evidence for credit constraints. Carneiro and Heckman 2002 argue that early-life disadvantages cumulate for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and that the resulting lack of preparedness for college ent”
The Shapeless River: Does a Lack of Structure Inhibit Students' Progress at Community Colleges? CCRC Working Paper No. 25. Assessment of Evidence Series. (2011, background): “The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is, for many students, longer and more complicated than their income tax return (Dynarski & Scott-Clayton, 2006).”
Improving College Access in the United States: Barriers and Policy Responses (2015, neutral): “…for Pell Grants may be due in part to complexity and confusion surrounding the Pell eligibility and application process, which obscure its benefits and dampen its impact among the individuals who need it most (Dynarski & Scott-Clayton, 2006; Bettinger, Long, Oreopoulos & Sanbonmatsu, 2012).”
The Impact of Tuition Increases on Enrollment at Public Colleges and Universities (2011, background): “Furthermore, many students do not even apply for financial aid, because of the complicated nature of the forms and process (Dynarski & Scott-Clayton, 2006).”