The Impact of Tuition Increases on Undocumented College Students' Attainment

Dylan Conger and Lesley Turner

No 21135, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We examine the impact of a temporary price shock on the attainment of undocumented college students enrolled in a large urban college system. In spring 2002, the City University of New York reversed its policy of charging in-state tuition to undocumented students. By fall 2002, the state legislature restored in-state rates. Using a differences-in-differences identification strategy, we estimate impacts on reenrollment, credits, grades, and degree completion. The price shock led to an immediate 8 percent decrease in senior college students' enrollment. Senior college students who entered college the semester prior to the price shock experienced lasting reductions in attainment, including a 22 percent decrease in degree receipt. Conversely, among senior college students who been enrolled for at least a year, the price shock only affected the timing of exit.

JEL-codes: H75 I21 J15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-04
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Published as Dylan Conger, Lesley J. Turner, The effect of price shocks on undocumented students' college attainment and completion, Journal of Public Economics, Volume 148, 2017, Pages 92-114, ISSN 0047-2727, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2017.02.006.

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