College Enrollment and Mandatory FAFSA Applications: Evidence from Louisiana
研究路易斯安那州将FAFSA申请作为高中毕业要求的政策影响，发现FAFSA完成率显著提高19个百分点，大学入学率提高1-2个百分点，且对低收入学生效果更明显。
I estimate the impact of a Louisiana state policy that mandated Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) applications as a high school graduation requirement. I find significant increases in FAFSA completion rates (19 percentage points), and my estimates imply an increase of 1–2 percentage points in college enrollment. There is suggestive evidence that these effects were more concentrated among lower-income students/schools, and merit-based state financial aid applications also increased. The design of this mandate implies that pushing students into action may be more effective than informational nudges and that localized support systems such as counselors are important for the success of a top-down policy.