How Receiving a Pell Grant Affects Students' Work Hours. Policy Brief

Autor/in	Kofoed, Michael S.
Institution	W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Titel	How Receiving a Pell Grant Affects Students' Work Hours. Policy Brief
Quelle	(2022), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Federal Aid; Grants; Student Financial Aid; Student Employment; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Studentenarbeit; Collegestudent
Abstract	With the rising costs of tuition, many students may feel the need to work to keep up with the expense of their studies. Student work may lead to more on-the-job training and a larger professional network, but it can also divert time away from studying and reduce academic performance. For many students, Pell Grants defray a significant portion (if not all) of college costs. However, understanding the causal impact of receiving a Pell Grant on student work decisions is not straightforward, as Pell recipients and nonrecipients differ among many dimensions, especially family income. In a related paper, the author used the U.S. Department of Education's National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, a large-scale survey of student enrollment and financial aid, to investigate the relationship between receiving a Pell Grant and the likelihood a student works and how often. The results indicate that Pell Grants do induce students to participate in the labor force at a lower rate and, for those who still work, reduce their weekly work hours. Moreover, this reduction in labor hours also appears to increase students' academic performance. These findings imply that students near Pell Grant eligibility may currently work more than is optimal for their academic pursuits. [For the related paper, "Pell Grants and Labor Supply: Evidence from a Regression Kink. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 22-363," see ED620802.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01