TY - JOUR
T1 - Borrowing constraints, college aid, and intergenerational mobility
AU - Hanushek, Eric A.
AU - Leung, Charles Ka Yui
AU - Yilmaz, Kuzey
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - This paper provides a consistent comparison of general tuition subsidies, needbased student aid, merit-based student aid, and income-contingent loans {eth}ICL{Thorn}. Each of these policies is analyzed through a dynamic general equilibriummodel in which individuals differ in family wealth and opportunities of completing college. The overlapping-generation structure of the model permits evaluation of different aid schemes in their implications on the aggregate outcomes, income distribution, and intergenerational mobility. Compared to current US tuition and loan policies, the ICL and need-based policies are most effective in promoting aggregate efficiency and income equality, while merit-based policies are least effective. © 2014 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved.
AB - This paper provides a consistent comparison of general tuition subsidies, needbased student aid, merit-based student aid, and income-contingent loans {eth}ICL{Thorn}. Each of these policies is analyzed through a dynamic general equilibriummodel in which individuals differ in family wealth and opportunities of completing college. The overlapping-generation structure of the model permits evaluation of different aid schemes in their implications on the aggregate outcomes, income distribution, and intergenerational mobility. Compared to current US tuition and loan policies, the ICL and need-based policies are most effective in promoting aggregate efficiency and income equality, while merit-based policies are least effective. © 2014 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved.
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U2 - 10.1086/675501
DO - 10.1086/675501
M3 - Article
SN - 1932-8575
VL - 8
SP - 1
EP - 41
JO - Journal of Human Capital
JF - Journal of Human Capital
IS - 1
ER -