Any press is good press? The unanticipated effects of Title IX investigations on university outcomes

Jason Lindo, Dave Marcotte, Jane E. Palmer and Isaac D. Swensen

Economics of Education Review, 2019, vol. 73, issue C

Abstract: Since 2011, when the landmark “Dear Colleague” letter declared that the Department of Education (DoE) would use equal-access requirements of federal law to remediate sexual assault on college campuses, 458 investigations have been opened. This letter was withdrawn in 2017 and it remains uncertain how the DoE will handle the issue in the future. We examine the effects of the investigations arising from the 2011 policy change on university outcomes. We find that applications and enrollment increase in response to Title IX investigations, for both males and females. We find little evidence of effects on degree completion or donations.

Keywords: Title IX; Sexual assault; College; Gender; Dear colleague letter; Enrollment; Persistence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2019.101934

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