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ERIC Number: ED620802
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Feb-1
Pages: 35
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
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Pell Grants and Labor Supply: Evidence from a Regression Kink. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 22-363
Kofoed, Michael S.
W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
A concern in higher education policy is that students are taking longer to graduate. One possible reason for this observation is an increase in off-campus labor market participation among college students. Financial aid may play a role in the labor/study choice of college students--as college becomes more affordable, students my substitute away from work and toward increased study. I use data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) to exploit nonlinearity in the Pell Grant formula to estimate a regression kink and regression discontinuity designs. I find that conditional on receiving the minimum of $550, students reduce their labor supply by 0.4 hours per week, which translates to a 2.4 percent decrease in hours worked. Students who receive the average Pell Grant of $2,250 are 7.6 percentage points (or around 12 percent) less likely to work and, if working, supply 5.10 less hours per week, or around 30.67 percent reduction. I find Pell Grants do increase academic achievement, implying that students substitute study time for work.
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Pell Grant Program
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NCES)
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