PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Oded Gurantz
TI  - Impacts of State Aid for Nontraditional Students on Educational and Labor Market Outcomes
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.57.1.0618-9570R2
DP  - 2022 Jan 01
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 241--271
VI  - 57
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/57/1/241.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/57/1/241.full
SO  - J Hum Resour2022 Jan 01; 57
AB  - Up to three-fourths of college students can be classified as “nontraditional,” yet whether typical policy interventions improve their education and labor market outcomes is understudied. I use a regression discontinuity design to estimate the impacts of a state financial aid program aimed towards nontraditional students. Eligibility has no impacts on degree completion for students intending to enroll in community colleges or four-year colleges but increases bachelor’s degrees for students interested in large, for-profit colleges by four percentage points. I find no impacts on employment or earnings for all applicants. This research highlights challenges in promoting human capital investment for adults..