Organizers:

Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University

Session Chairs:

Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University

Papers:

"Not Whether, but Where? How Pell Grants Shape College Choices"
Jilleah Welch, The University of Tennessee
Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee

"Explaining Racial Differences in College Major Choice and Post-College Aspirations"
Amanda L. Griffith, Wake Forest University
Gary Cohen, Cornell University
Ronald Ehrenberg, Cornell University

"Science and Engineering PhDs and Postdocs: Career Preferences Versus Realized Outcomes"
Henry Sauermann, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

"The Market for College Since the 1970s: Bumps on the Road to Meritocracy"
Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University
John Winters, Oklahoma State University

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Session Chairs:

Yi Shao, Oklahoma State University

Papers:

"May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor: An Allocation Mechanism for Student Aid"
Kathryn Birkeland, University of South Dakota (Contact Author)
Mandie Weinandt, University of South Dakota

"Merit-Based Scholarships and Their Impact on College Major Choice"
Dustin J Rumbaugh, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

"The Contribution of Merit-Based Financial Aid to the Reduction of College Debt"
Yi Shao, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)

"The Incidence of Financial Aid: How Colleges and States Respond to Merit Scholarship Programs"
Jilleah Welch, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Dustin J Rumbaugh, Middle Tennessee State University
Jilleah Welch, The University of Tennessee
Kathryn Birkeland, University of South Dakota
Pablo Peña, Microanalitica

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