College Choices: The Economics of Where to Go, When to Go, and How to Pay for It



College Choices: The Economics of Where to Go, When to Go, and How to Pay for It
Caroline M. Hoxby, editor

The University of Chicago Press, 2004
Cloth: $65.00
435 pages
ISBN: 0-226-35535-7 (cloth)

Table of Contents:

    Introduction (p. 1-12)
    Caroline M. Hoxby

    1. Going to College and Finishing College: Explaining Different Educational Outcomes (p. 13-56)
    Sarah E. Turner

      Comment: Christopher Taber (p. 57-61)

    2. The New Merit Aid (p. 63-97)
    Susan Dynarski

      Comment: Charles Clotfelter (p. 97-100)

    3. The Impact of Federal Tax Credits for Higher Education Expenses (p. 101-165)
    Bridget Terry Long

      Comment: Michael McPherson (p. 165-168)

    4. Education Savings Incentives and Household Saving: Evidence from the 2000 TIAA-CREF Survey of Participant Finances (p. 169-205)
    Jennifer Ma

      Comment: Harvey S. Rosen (p. 205-206)

    5. How Financial Aid Affects Persistence (p. 207-233)
    Eric Bettinger

      Comment: Jonathan Guryan (p. 233-237)

    6. Do and Should Financial Aid Packages Affect Students' College Choices? (p. 239-299)
    Christopher Avery and Caroline M. Hoxby

      Comment: Michael Rothschild (p. 299-301)

    7. Resident and Nonresident Tuition and Enrollment at Flagship State Universities (p. 303-349)
    Michael J. Rizzo and Ronald G. Ehrenberg

      Comment: Michelle J. White (p. 349-353)

    8. Student Perceptions of College Opportunities: The Boston COACH Program (p. 355-391)
    Christopher Avery and Thomas J. Kane

      Comment: Bruce Sacerdote (p. 392-394)

    9. Peer Effects in Higher Education (p. 394-421)
    Gordon C. Winston and David J. Zimmerman

      Comment: Thomas S. Dee (p. 421-423)