Credit for Low-Income Students and Access to and Academic Performance in Higher Education in Colombia: A Regression Discontinuity Approach

Tatiana Melguizo (), Fabio Sanchez Torres and Tatiana Velasco ()

No 12854, Documentos CEDE from Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE

Abstract: This study evaluates the impact of a national level subsidized loan program, ACCES, on a number of higher education outcomes (i.e., increase in enrollment rates, decrease in dropout rates, and increase in academic performance) of low-income students in Colombia. We use national level data along with a regression discontinuity design to estimate the impact of the program. The results confirm that the program was effective in terms of increasing the potential number of low-income students at the margin who would have enrolled in college, decreasing the number of students who dropped out, and increasing their academic outcomes.

Keywords: Higher Education; Credit; Access; Academic Performance; ACCES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I22 I23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47
Date: 2015-04-06
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Journal Article: Credit for Low-Income Students and Access to and Academic Performance in Higher Education in Colombia: A Regression Discontinuity Approach (2016)
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