2025
Understanding Michigan’s Reconnect Program Applicants, Alexander W. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Brian Jacob, Kevin M. Stange, Bryan A. Stuart, and Zhonghan Xie
Publication: Reports
How College Affordability Has Changed for Different Families, Peter Hinrichs
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
How College Affordability Has Changed for Different Families, Peter Hinrichs
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
How Much Can Families Afford to Pay for College?, Peter Hinrichs
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
How Much Can Families Afford to Pay for College?, Peter Hinrichs
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Bearcat Advantage: Year One Evaluation Report, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget F. Timmeney, and Kyle Huisman
Publication: Reports
The Columbus Promise: Year Two Evaluation Report, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget F. Timmeney, and Kyle Huisman
Publication: Reports
2024
Policies for Place: How to Make Sustainable Investments in Communities, Kathleen Bolter, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Lee Adams, Brian J. Asquith, Alfonso Hernandez, Kyle Huisman, Iryna V. Lendel, Gabrielle Pepin, Bridget F. Timmeney, Beth C. Truesdale, and Yulya Truskinovsky
Publication: Reports
The Columbus Promise: Year One Evaluation Report, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Bridget F. Timmeney, and Kyle Huisman
Publication: Reports
2023
From Stimulus to Sustainability: Reckoning with Community Prosperity Post-ARPA, Kathleen Bolter, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Bridget F. Timmeney, Kyle Huisman, and Alfonso Hernandez
Publication: Reports
Behind the Numbers: Comparing College-Going Outcomes of Kalamazoo Public Schools to Those of Similar Urban School Districts in Michigan, Kathleen Bolter and Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Reports
Unequal Usage: Geographic Disparities and the Michigan Reconnect Program, Kyle Huisman and Kathleen Bolter
Publication: Reports
2022
The Free College Handbook: A Practitioner’s Guide to Promise Research, Michelle Miller-Adams Co-Editor, Jennifer Iriti Co-Editor, Meredith S. Billings, Kathleen Bolter, Celeste Carruthers, Daniel Collier, Gresham D. Collum, Denisa Gándara, Douglas N. Harris, Brad J. Hershbein, Amy Li, Danielle Lowry, Lindsay C. Page, and Bridget F. Timmeney
Publication: Reports
2021
The Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on College Enrollment and Completion, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, and Marta Lachowska
Publication: Journal Articles
Michigan is Offering Free College for Essential Workers. The Rest of the Country Should Follow Suit, Max Lubin and Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Periodical Articles
The Path to Free College: In Pursuit of Access, Equity, and Prosperity, Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Books
COVID-19 Recovery is the Time for Free College, Michelle Miller-Adams and John C. Austin
Publication: Periodical Articles
2020
The Best Medicine for a COVID-19 Economy? More Education and Training, John C. Austin and Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Periodical Articles
Introduction [to Student Loans and the Dynamics of Debt], Brad J. Hershbein Editor and Kevin Hollenbeck Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Promise Landscape in Michigan, Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Presentations
2019
What the Free College Movement Can Learn from Kalamazoo, Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Periodical Articles
2018
College Does Help the Poor, Timothy J. Bartik and Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Periodical Articles
Promise Programs, Emergency Aid, and Strategies for College Retention, Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Presentations
2017
The Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on College Enrollment, Persistence, and Completion, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, and Marta Lachowska
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
2016
Price Discrimination and Public Policy in the U.S. College Market, Ian Fillmore
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
2015
Understanding Changes in the Distribution of Student Loan Debt over Time, Elizabeth Akers, Matthew M. Chingos, and Alice M. Henriques
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Private Student Loans and Bankruptcy: Did Four-Year Undergraduates Benefit from the Increased Collectability of Student Loans?, Xiaoling Ang and Dalié Jiménez
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Evolution of Student Debt in the United States, Sandy Baum
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Measuring Student Debt and its Performance, Meta Brown, Andrew Haughwout, Donghoon Lee, Joelle Scally, and Wilbert van der Klaauw
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
College Costs and Financial Constraints: Student Borrowing at For-Profit Institutions, Stephanie Riegg Cellini and Rajeev Darolia
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Income-Tested College Financial Aid and Labor Disincentives, Rajeev Darolia
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Measuring the Benefits of Income-Based Repayment for Graduate and Professional Students, Jason Delisle, Alex Holt, and Kristin Blagg
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Loans for Educational Opportunity: Making Borrowing Work for Today's Students, Susan Dynarski and Daniel Kreisman
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Effects of Student Loans on Long-Term Household Financial Stability, Dora Gicheva and Jeffrey Thompson
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Making Sense of Loan Aversion: Evidence from Wisconsin, Sara Goldrick-Rab and Robert Kelchen
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Student Loans and the Dynamics of Debt, Brad J. Hershbein, Editor and Kevin Hollenbeck, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press
The Distribution of College Graduate Debt, 1990-2008: A Decomposition Approach, Brad J. Hershbein Editor and Kevin Hollenbeck Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Default and Repayment among Baccalaureate Degree Earners, Lance J. Lochner and Alexander Monge-Naranjo
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Promise Nation: Transforming Communities through Place-Based Scholarships, Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Upjohn Press
2014
The Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship, Timothy J. Bartik and Marta Lachowska
Publication: Journal Articles
The Short-Term Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on Student Outcomes, Timothy J. Bartik and Marta Lachowska
Publication: Book Chapters
College Costs: Students Can't Afford Not to Know, Brad J. Hershbein and Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Student Loans: A Multidimensional Public Policy Issue, Brad J. Hershbein and Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
2013
Cost Estimate of a Promise Scholarship Program for the City of Jacksonville, Illinois, George Erickcek
Publication: Reports
Cost Estimate for a Two-Year Beloit Promise, George A. Erickcek
Publication: Reports
Estimation of the Cost of an Oregon Promise, George A. Erickcek
Publication: Reports
Estimation of the Proposed McKinney Scholarship Programs, George A. Erickcek
Publication: Reports
Estimation of the Cost of a Newark Promise, George A. Erickcek and Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Reports
A Second Look at Enrollment Changes after the Kalamazoo Promise, Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
A Second Look at Enrollment Changes after the Kalamazoo Promise, Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
The Distribution of College Graduate Debt, 1990 to 2008: A Decomposition Approach, Brad J. Hershbein and Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
The Kalamazoo Promise and Changing Perceptions of the Kalamazoo Public Schools, Michelle Miller-Adams and Jenna Fiore
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
The Impact of the Kalamazoo Promise on College Choice: An Analysis of Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center Graduates, Michelle Miller-Adams and Bridget F. Timmeney
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
2012
The Short-Term Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on Student Outcomes, Timothy J. Bartik and Marta Lachowska
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Ten-Year Cost Estimation of a Proposed Lansing Promise Scholarship, George A. Erickcek
Publication: Reports
2011
Mapping the Promise: Critical Pathways, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Presentations
Getting Started: How Much is This Thing Going to Cost?, George A. Erickcek
Publication: Presentations
The Value of Universal Eligibility in Promise Scholarship Programs, Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
2010
The Kalamazoo Promise, and Enrollment and Achievement Trends in Kalamazoo Public Schools, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall W. Eberts, and Wei-Jang Huang
Publication: Conference Papers
The La Crosse Promise: Economic Impact Study, George A. Erickcek
Publication: Reports
Can Universal, Place-Based Scholarships Reduce Inequality? Lessons from Kalamazoo, Michigan, Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Conference Papers
The Kalamazoo Promise: Building Assets for Community Change, Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Presentations
What's New? What's Not? The Kalamazoo Promise in the Context of Other Scholarship Programs, Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Presentations
2009
The Kalamazoo Promise as a Model for an American Promise, Timothy J. Bartik and Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Financial Aid and Older Workers: Supporting the Nontraditional Student, Bridget Terry Long
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
A Not-So-Simple Gift, Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Power of a Promise: Education and Economic Renewal in Kalamazoo, Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Upjohn Press
Toledo Promise Scholarship Concept Study, Michelle Miller-Adams, George A. Erickcek, and Bridget F. Timmeney
Publication: Reports
2008
Review of the Davenport Promise Concept, George A. Erickcek, Sarah M. Klerk, and Brad R. Watts
Publication: Reports
2007
Process and Net Impact Evaluations of the Focus: HOPE Adult Training Programs and Student Loan Fund, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
2006
A Simple Gift? The Impact of the Kalamazoo Promise on Economic Revitalization, Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
2005
Process and Net Impact Evaluations of the Focus: HOPE Adult Training Programs and Student Loan Fund, Kevin Hollenbeck and Kelly DeRango
Publication: Reports
Focus: HOPE: Using Unsecured Student Loans to Self-Finance Job Training for Disadvantaged Workers, Kevin M. Hollenbeck and Kelly DeRango
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
2004
A Preliminary Financial Analysis of the Focus Hope Loan Fund, Kelly DeRango
Publication: Reports
2003
Process and Net Impact Evaluations of the Focus:HOPE Adult Training Programs and Student Loan Fund, Kevin M. Hollenbeck
Publication: Reports
1993
The Financial Squeeze on Higher Education Institutions and Students: The Balance Between Quality and Access, W. Lee Hansen
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters