Replication data for: Incentives and Services for College Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

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Project Citation:

Angrist, Joshua, Lang, Daniel, and Oreopoulos, Philip. Replication data for: Incentives and Services for College Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Trial. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2009. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116327V1

Project Description

Summary: This paper reports on an experimental evaluation of strategies designed to improve academic performance among college freshmen. One treatment group was offered academic support services. Another was offered financial incentives for good grades. A third group combined both interventions. Service use was highest for women and for subjects in the combined group. The combined treatment also raised the grades and improved the academic standing of women. These differentials persisted through the end of second year, though incentives were given in the first year only. This suggests study skills among some treated women increased. In contrast, the program had no effect on men. (JEL I21, I28)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
I21 Analysis of Education
I28 Education: Government Policy

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