-year colleges (i.e., community colleges). White, Asian, and higher-income students who live in a community college desert (i.e., at … least 30 minutes driving time from the nearest public two-year college) substitute towards four-year colleges and are more … college desert by forgoing college enrollment altogether, reducing the likelihood that they earn associate's and reducing the …

-year colleges (i.e., community colleges). White, Asian, and higher-income students who live in a community college desert (i.e., at … least 30 minutes driving time from the nearest public two-year college) substitute towards four-year colleges and are more … college desert by forgoing college enrollment altogether, reducing the likelihood that they earn associate's and reducing the …

State governments provide grants to students to subsidize college attendance. In response, colleges can adjust their … strategic competition between individual colleges. Simulations demonstrate that college responses are meaningful: when students …

We study how geographic access to public postsecondary institutions is associated with students' college enrollment … in students' local college options, with White, Hispanic, and rural students having, on average, many fewer nearby … forgoing college enrollment altogether. Lastly, in a series of decomposition and simulation exercises to inform public policy …

State governments provide grants to students to subsidize college attendance. In response, colleges can adjust their … strategic competition between individual colleges. Simulations demonstrate that college responses are meaningful: when students …

We study how geographic access to public postsecondary institutions is associated with students' college enrollment … in students' local college options, with White, Hispanic, and rural students having, on average, many fewer nearby … forgoing college enrollment altogether. Lastly, in a series of decomposition and simulation exercises to inform public policy …

We study how colleges shape their students' voting habits by linking millions of SAT takers to their college …-enrollment and voting histories. To begin, we show that the fraction of students from a particular college who vote varies … systematically by the college's attributes (e.g. increasing with selectivity) but also that seemingly similar colleges can have …

We find substantial differences in college applications for students who have equal college opportunities and prior … achievement but vary in distance to the nearest selective and non-selective college. Students who live closer to a selective … college are more likely to list prestigious programs and colleges as their top choice. This results in differences in …