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Dynarski, Susan; Page, Lindsay C.; Scott-Clayton, Judith – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2022
The increasing tension between the perceived necessity of a college degree and the challenge of paying for it has led to a proliferation of financial aid policy in the U.S. and around the world. More students are receiving more aid today, and more different types of aid, than ever before. Half a century of policy experimentation has led to an…
Descriptors: Costs, Student Financial Aid, Barriers, Decision Making
Dynarski, Susan; Wiederspan, Mark – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012
Each year, fourteen million households seeking federal aid for college complete a detailed questionnaire about their finances, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). At 116 questions, the FAFSA is almost as long as IRS Form 1040 and substantially longer than Forms 1040EZ and 1040A. Aid for college is intended to increase college…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, College Attendance, Student Financial Aid, Educational History