父母教育与对更高 SAT 成绩的反应
Parental Education and the Responses to Higher SAT Scores
Journal of Human Resources · 2023 · [{"name": "Georg Graetz", "affiliation": ["Georg Fischer (Switzerland)"]}, {"name": "Björn Öckert", "affiliation": ["Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy"]}, {"name": "Oskar Nordström Skans", "affiliation": ["Nordic Africa Institute"]}]
中文摘要
利用瑞典 SAT 系统内部的断点（不连续性），我们研究额外录取机会对高能力学生高等教育参与的因果影响。父母受教育程度较低、刚好越过 SAT 分数门槛的学生，更有可能注册并从即使分数较低也本可就读的项目中毕业。这表明，即便在大学免学费、学生助学金普遍覆盖、申请系统简单的环境中，他们仍面临行为障碍。相比之下，父母受教育程度较高的学生对机会增加的反应看似理性且信息充分，尤其体现在转向质量更高、竞争更激烈的项目。
Abstract
<h3>Abstract</h3> Using discontinuities within the Swedish SAT system, we study the causal impact of additional admission opportunities on participation in higher education among high-ability students. Students with low-educated parents who marginally pass an SAT score threshold, are more likely to enroll and graduate from programs they could have attended even with a lower score. This suggests that they face behavioral barriers even in a setting where colleges are tuition-free, student grants universal, and application systems simple. In contrast, students with high-educated parents respond to enhanced opportunities in ways that appear rational and informed; particularly by switching to higher-quality, more competitive programs.