大学入学和强制性FAFSA申请:来自路易斯安那州的证据

IF 5.6 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

American Economic Journal-Economic Policy Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI:10.1257/pol.20210360

Christa Deneault

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摘要

我估计路易斯安那州的一项政策将免费申请联邦学生援助(FAFSA)作为高中毕业要求的影响。我发现FAFSA的完成率显著增加(19个百分点)，我的估计意味着大学入学率增加了1-2个百分点。有证据表明，这些影响更多地集中在低收入学生/学校中，以成绩为基础的国家财政援助申请也有所增加。这项任务的设计意味着，推动学生采取行动可能比信息推动更有效，而像辅导员这样的本地化支持系统对于自上而下的政策的成功至关重要。(jel d91, h75, i21, i22, i23, i28)

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College Enrollment and Mandatory FAFSA Applications: Evidence from Louisiana

I estimate the impact of a Louisiana state policy that mandated Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) applications as a high school graduation requirement. I find significant increases in FAFSA completion rates (19 percentage points), and my estimates imply an increase of 1–2 percentage points in college enrollment. There is suggestive evidence that these effects were more concentrated among lower-income students/schools, and merit-based state financial aid applications also increased. The design of this mandate implies that pushing students into action may be more effective than informational nudges and that localized support systems such as counselors are important for the success of a top-down policy. (JEL D91, H75, I21, I22, I23, I28)

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American Economic Journal-Economic Policy ECONOMICS-

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8.20

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1.90%

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期刊介绍： The American Economic Review (AER) is a general-interest economics journal. The journal publishes 12 issues containing articles on a broad range of topics. Established in 1911, the AER is among the nation's oldest and most respected scholarly journals in economics. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy publishes papers covering a range of topics, the common theme being the role of economic policy in economic outcomes. Subject areas include public economics; urban and regional economics; public policy aspects of health, education, welfare and political institutions; law and economics; economic regulation; and environmental and natural resource economics.