Upjohn Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6238-8181
Series
Upjohn Institute working paper ; 15-229
**Published Version**
In The Journal of Human Resources 56(1): 269-310
DOI
10.17848/wp15-229
Issue Date
June 2015, Revised December 2017
Abstract
We estimate the effects on postsecondary education outcomes of the Kalamazoo Promise, a generous, place-based college scholarship. We identify Promise effects using difference-in-differences, comparing eligible to ineligible graduates before and after the Promise’s initiation. According to our estimates, the Promise significantly increases college enrollment, college credits attempted, and credential attainment. Stronger effects occur for women.
Sponsorship
William T. Grant Foundation
Subject Areas
EDUCATION; Postsecondary education; Postsecondary access; Promise scholarships
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Citation
Bartik, Timothy J., Brad J. Hershbein, and Marta Lachowska. 2017. "The Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on College Enrollment, Persistence, and Completion." Upjohn Institute Working Paper 15-229. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. https://doi.org/10.17848/wp15-229