[HTML][HTML] Nudging in education

MT Damgaard, HS Nielsen - Economics of Education Review, 2018 - Elsevier
Can we nudge children, adolescents and their parents to make better decisions on
education? And can we nudge teachers to support and encourage better decision making …

What works to reduce inequalities in higher education? A systematic review of the (quasi-) experimental literature on outreach and financial aid

E Herbaut, K Geven - Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 2020 - Elsevier
The quickly growth of the (quasi-) experimental literature on policy interventions in higher
education provides an opportunity to identify the causal effects of these interventions on …

[BOOK][B] Redesigning America's community colleges: A clearer path to student success

TR Bailey, SS Jaggars, D Jenkins - 2015 - degruyter.com
2 redesigning america's community colleges tion efforts such as the US Department of
Education's College Navigator website, which allows students and parents to compare …

A customized belonging intervention improves retention of socially disadvantaged students at a broad-access university

MC Murphy, M Gopalan, ER Carter, KTU Emerson… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Broad-access institutions play a democratizing role in American society, opening doors to
many who might not otherwise pursue college. Yet these institutions struggle with …

Closing the gap: The effect of a targeted, tuition-free promise on college choices of high-achieving, low-income students

High-achieving, low-income students attend selective colleges at far lower rates than
upperincome students with similar achievement. Behavioral biases, intensified by …

Closing the gap: The effect of reducing complexity and uncertainty in college pricing on the choices of low-income students

S Dynarski, CJ Libassi, K Michelmore… - American Economic …, 2021 - aeaweb.org
High-achieving, low-income students attend selective colleges at far lower rates than upper-
income students with similar achievement. Behavioral biases, intensified by complexity and …

Nudging at scale: Experimental evidence from FAFSA completion campaigns

KA Bird, BL Castleman, JT Denning, J Goodman… - Journal of Economic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Do successful local nudge interventions maintain efficacy when scaled state or nationwide?
We investigate, through two randomized controlled trials, the impact of a national and state …

Upgrading education with technology: Insights from experimental research

M Escueta, AJ Nickow, P Oreopoulos… - Journal of Economic …, 2020 - aeaweb.org
In recent years, there has been widespread interest around the potential for technology to
transform learning. As investment in education technology continues to grow, students …

Behavioral economics of education: Progress and possibilities

AM Lavecchia, H Liu, P Oreopoulos - Handbook of the Economics of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Behavioral economics attempts to integrate insights from psychology, neuroscience, and
sociology in order to better predict individual outcomes and develop more effective policy …

Why do college-going interventions work?

S Carrell, B Sacerdote - American Economic Journal: Applied …, 2017 - aeaweb.org
We present evidence from a series of field experiments in college coaching/mentoring. We
find large impacts on college attendance and persistence, but only in the treatments where …