Information and College Access: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment*
通过随机实验，向多伦多弱势高中生播放关于高等教育收益的视频并邀请使用助学金计算器，发现信息干预提高了学生对高等教育收益的预期，降低了成本担忧，并增强了继续深造的意愿。
Abstract High‐school students from disadvantaged high schools in Toronto were invited to take two surveys, about three weeks apart. Half of the students taking the first survey were also shown a three‐minute video about the benefits of post‐secondary education (PSE) and were invited to try out a financial‐aid calculator. Most students’ perceived returns to PSE were high, even among those not expecting to continue. Those exposed to the video, especially those initially unsure about their own educational attainment, reported significantly higher expected returns and lower concerns about costs, and expressed a greater likelihood of PSE attainment.