The Effect of Preferential Admissions on the College Participation of Disadvantaged Students: The Role of Pre-College Choices

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
• Main Authors: Tincani, Michela M, Kosse, Fabian, Miglino, Enrico
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2022

Exploiting the randomized expansion of preferential college admissions in Chile, we show they increased admission and enrollment of disadvantaged students by 32%. But the intended beneficiaries were nearly three times as many, and of higher average ability, than those induced to be admitted. The evi...