Examining the Impact of a Highly Targeted State Administered Merit Aid Program on Brain Drain: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Analysis of Missouri's Bright Flight Program
In: Research in Higher Education, Jg. 57 (2016-06-01), Heft 4, S. 423-447
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The adoption of state-funded merit-based aid programs has become increasingly popular among policy-makers, particularly in the southeastern part of the United States. One of the primary rationales of state-funded merit-based aid is to provide scholarships to the best and brightest students as a means to retain high quality human capital in the state's labor market. Previous literature largely examines the link between state-funded merit-based aid and instate college enrollment, but it has not extensively examined the link between state-administered merit aid and subsequent instate labor market participation. In this study, we use statewide administrative datasets to estimate the effects of Missouri's Bright Flight Scholarship program, a highly targeted state administered merit aid program, on future instate employment. Using a regression discontinuity approach on the intent to treat, we find that having the opportunity to participate in the Bright Flight Scholarship program has a positive impact on the likelihood of working in the state 8 years after high school graduation. Overall, this study provides evidence that highly targeted state-funded merit-based financial aid programs may have a positive impact on reducing state brain drain.
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Examining the Impact of a Highly Targeted State Administered Merit Aid Program on Brain Drain: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Analysis of Missouri's Bright Flight Program
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Harrington, James R. ; Muñoz, José ; Curs, Bradley R. ; Ehlert, Mark |
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Zeitschrift: | Research in Higher Education, Jg. 57 (2016-06-01), Heft 4, S. 423-447 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2016 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0361-0365 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11162-015-9392-9 |
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