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Information, college decisions and financial aid: Evidence from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in China
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, Stanford University, Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies, United States ; , , , China Institute for Educational Finance Research, Peking University, China ; , Stanford University, Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies, United States

Economics of Education Review Volume 36, Number 1, ISSN 0272-7757 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

Past studies find that disadvantaged students in the United States are often misinformed about college costs and financial aid opportunities and thus may make sub-optimal decisions regarding college. This information problem may be even more serious in developing countries. We therefore conducted a cluster-randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of providing information on college costs and financial aid to high school students in poor regions of northwest China. We find that information increases the likelihood that students receive some types of financial aid. Information also positively affects the choice to attend college but does not seem to affect more specific college choices.

Citation

Loyalka, P., Song, Y., Wei, J., Zhong, W. & Rozelle, S. (2013). Information, college decisions and financial aid: Evidence from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in China. Economics of Education Review, 36(1), 26-40. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved March 28, 2024 from .

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Full text is availabe on Science Direct: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2013.05.001

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