Adviser Value Added and Student Outcomes: Evidence from Randomly Assigned College Advisers
利用大学新生随机分配顾问的独特场景，首次因果估计了顾问质量对学生成绩、毕业率和STEM学位选择的影响，发现高增值顾问显著提升学生表现。
This paper provides the first causal evidence on the impact of college adviser quality on student outcomes. To do so, we exploit a unique setting where students are randomly assigned to faculty advisers during their first year of college. We find that higher adviser value added (VA) substantially improves freshman year GPA, time to complete freshman year and four-year graduation rates. Additionally, higher adviser VA increases high-ability students’ likelihood of enrolling and graduating with a STEM degree. Our results indicate that allocating resources towards improving the quality of academic advising may play a key role in promoting college success.