This paper estimates the effects of a 2008 policy that eliminated tuition fees at public universities in Ecuador. We use a difference-in-differences strategy that exploits variation across cohorts differentially exposed to the policy, as well as geographic variation in access to public...

"This book explores how faculty and academic leaders can create learning opportunities and intellectual cultures that support the development of community-engaged scholars. It also examines how university coursework can help undergraduate and graduate students to develop the knowledge, skills,...

This paper surveys the theoretical approaches used in the literature to study the phenomenon of delayed graduation and university dropout. The classical human capital model does not contemplate failure, which the amended human capital model does. Delayed graduation and university dropout are two...