University tuition typically remains constant throughout the years of enrollment while delayed degree completion is increasingly a problem for academic institutions around the world. Theory suggests that if continuation tuition were raised the probability of late graduation would be reduced. Using a Regression Discontinuity Design on data from Bocconi University in Italy, we show that a 1,000 euro increase in continuation tuition reduces the probability of late graduation by 5.2.

College Cost and Time to Complete a Degree: Evidence from Tuition Discontinuities / Andrea, Ichino; Pietro, Garibaldi; Francesco, Giavazzi; Rettore, Enrico. - In: THE REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS. - ISSN 0034-6535. - STAMPA. - 94:(2012), pp. 699-711. [10.1162/REST_a_00195]

College Cost and Time to Complete a Degree: Evidence from Tuition Discontinuities

Rettore, Enrico
2012-01-01

Abstract

University tuition typically remains constant throughout the years of enrollment while delayed degree completion is increasingly a problem for academic institutions around the world. Theory suggests that if continuation tuition were raised the probability of late graduation would be reduced. Using a Regression Discontinuity Design on data from Bocconi University in Italy, we show that a 1,000 euro increase in continuation tuition reduces the probability of late graduation by 5.2.
2012
Andrea, Ichino; Pietro, Garibaldi; Francesco, Giavazzi; Rettore, Enrico
College Cost and Time to Complete a Degree: Evidence from Tuition Discontinuities / Andrea, Ichino; Pietro, Garibaldi; Francesco, Giavazzi; Rettore, Enrico. - In: THE REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS. - ISSN 0034-6535. - STAMPA. - 94:(2012), pp. 699-711. [10.1162/REST_a_00195]
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