The Impact of Education Tax Benefits on College Completion

Mahmoud A.A. Elsayed

Economics of Education Review, 2016, vol. 53, issue C, 16-30

Abstract: This paper uses a nationally representative sample from the 2004–09 Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) survey to examine the effect of education tax benefits on college completion. The paper employs a propensity score matching approach to correct for differences between eligible and ineligible students. Results suggest that tax benefits increase the likelihood of completing a college degree by 8 percentage points. The effect of tax benefits is largest for students who attended private and four-year institutions.

Keywords: Education tax benefits; Student financial aid; College completion; Educational finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I22 I23 I28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2016.05.005

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