کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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354269 | 1434810 | 2016 | 15 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• The paper examines the impact of education tax benefits on college completion.
• I use a Propensity Score Matching (PSM) approach to correct for the endogeneity of tax benefits.
• Results suggest that tax benefits increase the probability of completing a college degree.
• The estimated effect of tax benefits is larger among students attending private and four-year institutions.
This paper uses a nationally representative sample from the 2004–09 Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) survey to examine the effect of education tax benefits on college completion. The paper employs a propensity score matching approach to correct for differences between eligible and ineligible students. Results suggest that tax benefits increase the likelihood of completing a college degree by 8 percentage points. The effect of tax benefits is largest for students who attended private and four-year institutions.
Journal: Economics of Education Review - Volume 53, August 2016, Pages 16–30