The increasing tension between the perceived necessity of a college degree and the
challenge of paying for it has led to a proliferation of financial aid policy in the United States …

Early research on the returns to higher education treated the postsecondary system as a
monolith. In reality, postsecondary education in the United States and around the world is …

We study the effects of financial aid on human capital and social mobility. In 2014, Colombia
implemented a nationwide financial aid program covering the tuition of four-year …

Since the beginning of the all-volunteer era, millions of young Americans have chosen to
enlist in the military. These volunteers disproportionately come from disadvantaged …

As millions of soldiers deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan between 2001 and 2021, Veteran
Affairs Disability Compensation payments quadrupled and the veteran suicide rate rose …

ABSTRACT The Post 9/11 GI Bill (PGIB) was one of the largest expansions of financial aid
for veterans and their families. However, how veterans use these benefits and the …

This paper examines workplace peer effects on advanced education attainment. Using
administrative data from the US Department of Defense (DoD) and conditional exogeneous …

Too often, policy discussions focus on employment rates over the quality of the jobs that are
available to veterans. Ensuring safe and healthy working conditions for veterans should be a …

Despite generous financial aid, military veterans have high rates of undermatch and
generally poor postsecondary outcomes. We conducted a large‐scale, multi‐arm field …

Lack of information and advising prior to college matriculation may contribute to poor
postsecondary outcomes among non-traditional students. We conducted a large-scale, multi …