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The Effects of Need-Based Financial Aid on Employment and Earnings: Experimental Evidence from the Fund for Wisconsin Scholars
Deven Carlson, Alex Schmidt, Sarah Souders and Barbara Wolfe
Published online before print August 05, 2022, 0121-11458R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0121-11458R1
Deven Carlson
1Deven Carlson is Associate Professor of Political Science and Presidential Research Professor at the University of Oklahoma.
Alex Schmidt
2Alex Schmidt is Senior AI/Data Science Engineer at Medtronic.
Sarah Souders
3Sarah Souders is a Ph.D. Student in the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs at Syracuse University.
Barbara Wolfe
4Barbara Wolfe is the Richard A. Easterlin Professor of Economics, Population Health Sciences, and Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Journal of Human Resources
Vol. 61, Issue 1
1 Jan 2026
The Effects of Need-Based Financial Aid on Employment and Earnings: Experimental Evidence from the Fund for Wisconsin Scholars
Deven Carlson, Alex Schmidt, Sarah Souders, Barbara Wolfe
Journal of Human Resources Aug 2022, 0121-11458R1; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.0121-11458R1
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