TY - JOUR T1 - The Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on College Enrollment and Completion JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour DO - 10.3368/jhr.56.1.0416-7824R4 SP - 0416-7824R4 AU - Timothy J. Bartik AU - Brad Hershbein AU - Marta Lachowska Y1 - 2019/05/06 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2019/05/01/jhr.56.1.0416-7824R4.abstract N2 - We estimate the effects on postsecondary education outcomes of the Kalamazoo Promise, a generous, place-based college scholarship. We identify Promise effects using two forms of difference-in-differences: comparing eligible to ineligible graduates before and after the Promise’s initiation, and comparing the treated district to comparison districts before and after the Promise’s initiation. According to our estimates, the Promise increases college enrollment and credential attainment. Stronger effects occur for women. The results also provide suggestive but less precise evidence that Promise effects extend to disadvantaged groups. ER -