Degrees of Mobility. Shifting Low-Income Students to Higher Quality Colleges.

Autor/inn/en	Burland, Elizabeth; Delaney, Nora; Dynarski, Susan M.; Leu, Katherine B.; Libassi, C. J.; Michelmore, Katherine; Owen, Stephanie; Quiroga, Mary A.; Salinas, Elizabeth
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research
Titel	Degrees of Mobility. Shifting Low-Income Students to Higher Quality Colleges.
Quelle	Cambridge, Mass: National Bureau of Economic Research (2026) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	NBER working paper series. w35434
Beigaben	Illustrationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monografie; Graue Literatur
DOI	10.3386/w35434
Schlagwörter	Bildungsverhalten; Bildungsertrag; Bildungsabschluss; Niedriglohn; Studienfinanzierung; Arbeitspapier; Student; Michigan
Abstract	Earnings inequality among college graduates has grown, and returns to a bachelor's degree (BA) vary substantially across colleges. We experimentally evaluate a program that shifted high-achieving, low-income students into higher-quality colleges. Students randomly offered a guarantee of four years of tuition and fees at the University of Michigan were 21 percentage points more likely to enroll at a UM campus. The offer shifted students across colleges rather than into college: most compliers would otherwise have attended less-selective four-year colleges. HAIL increased four-year BA completion by 4 percentage points, but had no effect on attainment after six years. It substantially increased degree quality: students offered the scholarship were 12 percentage points more likely to earn a bachelor's degree from a highly or most selective college. IV estimates indicate that students induced to attend a University of Michigan campus were 56 percentage points more likely to earn such a degree. The increase in college quality predicts earnings gains of 18 to 25 percent. Faster degree completion adds about another 1 percent to the present discounted value of lifetime earnings.
Erfasst von	ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel
Update	2026/4