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| Autor/inn/en | Dynarski, Susan; Scott-Clayton, Judith E. |
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| Institution | National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA. |
| Titel | Complexity and Targeting in Federal Student Aid: A Quantitative Analysis. NBER Working Paper No. 13801 |
| Quelle | (2008)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Federal Aid; Taxes; Student Financial Aid; Enrollment; Grants; Costs; Self Supporting Students; Federal Programs; Student Loan Programs; Paying for College; Program Effectiveness; Problems; Program Implementation; Dependents; Access to Education; Program Improvement; Economics; Educational Policy |
| Abstract | A growing body of empirical evidence shows that some financial aid programs increase college enrollment. Puzzlingly, there is little compelling evidence that Pell Grants and Stafford Loans, the primary federal student aid programs, are effective in achieving this goal. In this paper, we provide an in-depth review of this evidence, which taken as a whole suggests that complexity and uncertainty in the federal aid system undermine its efficacy. We document complexity in the aid system, comparing it in particular to complexity in the tax system. We build on our previous work by showing that complexity in the aid process does little to improve the targeting of both student loans and grants, for both dependent and independent students. We conclude that the current targeting of aid can be reproduced with a much simpler aid process. While we show that the targeting benefits of complexity are small, we further document that the costs are large. We offer new estimates of the compliance costs faced by applicants and the administrative costs borne by the government and colleges. These costs total at least $4 billion per year. The perspective of behavioral economics suggests that the true cost is even higher, since complexity and uncertainty may discourage the target population from applying for student aid. (As Provided). |
| Anmerkungen | National Bureau of Economic Research. 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398. Tel: 617-588-0343; Web site: http://www.nber.org/cgi-bin/get_bars.pl?bar=pub |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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