The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted schooling worldwide, compelling educators,
researchers, and policymakers to grapple with the implications of these interruptions …

Do successful local nudge interventions maintain efficacy when scaled state or nationwide?
We investigate, through two randomized controlled trials, the impact of a national and state …

Nonfinancial barriers to college are an important possible explanation for socioeconomic,
racial, gender, and other gaps in college access and success. A sizeable economic …

Existing research finds that increases in administrative burden reduce client access, political
efficacy, and equity. However, extant literature has yet to investigate how administrative …

Today, 35 states use performance-based funding models tying appropriations directly to
educational outcomes. Financial incentives should induce colleges to improve performance …

How does financial aid affect postsecondary enrollment, college choice, and student
composition? We present new evidence based on a large-scale program available to high …

Family and social networks are widely believed to influence important life decisions, but
causal identification of those effects is notoriously challenging. Using data from Chile …

Counselors are a common school resource for students navigating complicated and
consequential education choices. I estimate counselors' causal effects using quasi-random …

I study the efficacy of test-based meritocracy in college admissions by evaluating the impact
of a grade-based" top percent''policy implemented by the University of California. Eligibility …

Colleges identify prospective students by purchasing “student lists.” Student list products are
selection devices that use search filters to select students. Drawing from the sociology of …