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ERIC Number: EJ1262579
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Sep
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
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"Name and Shame": An Effective Strategy for College Tuition Accountability?
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v42 n3 p393-416 Sep 2020
Due to concerns about college affordability, in 2011, the Department of Education began producing two annual public lists of institutions with the highest change in tuition and fees and average net price within sector (top 5% and at least US$600 increase). This study investigates the effect of this low-stakes federal accountability tool on institutional behavior. I use a frontier regression discontinuity design that investigates the effect of being included on either the tuition or net price list at the 95th percentile cutoff (restricting the sample to only include institutions with at least a US$600 increase). I find no consistent effect of list inclusion on affordability or enrollment. I also present several robustness checks that also find little consistent effect.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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