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Broton, Katharine M., Goldrick-Rab, Sara, Benson, James·2016·Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
DOI 10.3102/0162373716638440
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One way in which financial aid is thought to promote college success is by minimizing the time students spend working. Yet, little research has examined if this intended first-order effect occurs, and results are mixed. We leverage a randomized experiment and find that students from low-income families in Wisconsin offered additional grant aid were 5.88 percentage points less likely to work and worked 1.69 fewer hours per week than similar peers, an 8.56% and 14.35% reduction, respectively. Students offered the grant also improved qualitative aspects of their work experiences; they were less likely to work extensively, during the morning hours, or overnight. Grant aid thus appears to partially offset student employment, possibly improving prospects for academic achievement and attainment.

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  • Grant aid reduces student labor supply while enrolled.

    “Several studies have found at least suggestive evidence that grant aid reduces' student labor supply while enrolled (Scott-Clayton, 2011;Broton, Goldrick-Rab, and Benson, 2016;Park & Scott-Clayton, 2018;Denning, 2019;Kofoed, 2022), potentially freeing students up to devote more time to school.”

    From College Costs, Financial Aid, and Student Decisions (2022) · cites this paper as Broton, Goldrick-Rab, and Benson, 2016

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Authors
Broton, K. M., Goldrick-Rab, S., & Benson, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Institute of Education Sciences
ORCID
Broton, Katharine M.
Venue
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Publisher
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Published
2016-07-07
Volume
38
Issue
3
Pages
477-494
ISSN
  • 0162-3737 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-1062
DOI
10.3102/0162373716638440
OpenAlex
W2316379476
Semantic Scholar
efa698deb51892952e64e8451d174ead76a35b1e
Cited by
71
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69
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28.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
  • Social Sciences › Education › School Choice and Performance
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Keywords
student employment, financial aid, grants, low-income students, college success, academic performance, working hours, student work experience

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