ERIC Number: ED582149
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Feb
Pages: 22
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Coming and Going: Encouraging Geographic Mobility at College Entry and Exit to Lift Wages. Policy Proposal 2018-02
Wozniak, Abigail
Hamilton Project
Geography is an important part of economic opportunity. This is increasingly true in the labor market for skilled workers. Due to monetary and nonmonetary costs of migration, college attendance is less likely for those who live farther from postsecondary institutions. The college educated have also become increasingly concentrated in larger labor markets, while at the same time mobility across markets is falling. I propose two modifications to the existing Federal Student Aid programs to level the playing field on these dimensions. At college entry, I propose creating large supplements to the Federal Pell Grant Program to help students who do not have access to a local college overcome the high implied costs of relocating for college. I then propose that college leavers receive extended automatic deferments to Federal Student Loan (FSL) repayment when relocating across markets to start their careers.
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Access to Education, Relocation, Grants, Federal Aid, Student Loan Programs, Loan Repayment, Student Financial Aid, College Graduates, College Students
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Brookings Institution, Hamilton Project
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Pell Grant Program
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