Download This PaperPropelled: The Effects of Grants on Graduation, Earnings, and Welfare
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Propelled: The Effects of Grants on Graduation, Earnings, and Welfare
NBER Working Paper No. w23860
Number of pages: 41
Posted: 25 Sep 2017
Last Revised: 12 Sep 2021
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Abstract
We estimate effects of the Pell Grant - the largest U.S. federal grant for college students - using administrative data from Texas public colleges and a discontinuity in grant generosity for low-income students. Within four-year institutions, eligibility for additional grant aid significantly increases first-time students' degree completion and later earnings. Our estimated impacts on earnings alone are enough to fully recoup government expenditures within 10 years, suggesting that financial aid likely pays for itself several times over.
Keywords: Pell Grant
JEL Classification: H52, I22, I26
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Denning, Jeffrey and Marx, Benjamin and Turner, Lesley, Propelled: The Effects of Grants on Graduation, Earnings, and Welfare. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3249906 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3249906
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