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 …

High school Career and Technical Education (CTE) has received increased attention from
policymakers and researchers in recent years. This study fills a needed gap in the growing …

We use a large and novel administrative dataset to investigate returns to different university
'degrees'(subject-institution combinations) in the United Kingdom. Conditioning on a rich set …

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 …

There is an increasing consensus that firm-specific premia are an important determinant of
wages, but there is little evidence regarding their roles in the returns to education. This …

To boost college graduation rates, policymakers often advocate for academic supports such
as coaching or mentoring. Proactive and intensive coaching interventions are effective, but …

Using administrative data from Texas, I track individuals from high school through college to
the workforce to determine the effects of local labor markets on occupational choice. I find …

Abstract Families in poverty face numerous barriers to establishing stable economic footing.
This paper estimates experimental effects of a holistic, individualized wraparound service …

An emerging body of research links online credit recovery programs to rising high school
graduation rates but does not find comparable increases in student learning. This study …

We provide the first evidence on the role of college networks in the re-employment of
displaced workers. An extensive literature examines the consequences of layoffs, but the …