Raising College Access and Completion : How Much Can Free College Help ? (English)

Free college proposals have become increasingly popular in many countries, yet cross-country evidence indicates that higher college subsidies raise enrollment but not graduation rates. To capture the evidence and evaluate proposals, this paper develops and estimates a dynamic model of college enrollment, performance, and graduation. A central piece of the model, student effort, has a direct effect on class completion and an indirect effect mitigating...

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Ferreyra,Maria Marta;

Garriga,Carlos;

Martin,Juan David;

Sanchez Diaz,Angelica Maria;
Document Date
2020/10/06
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9428
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2020/10/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Raising College Access and Completion : How Much Can Free College Help ?
Keywords
Program for International Student

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Ferreyra,Maria Marta; Garriga,Carlos; Martin,Juan David; Sanchez Diaz,Angelica Maria.

Raising College Access and Completion : How Much Can Free College Help ? (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9428 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/589501602005455776

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