Journal Article
The Changing Role of Family Income in College Selection and Beyond
Leukhina, Oksana (2023-07-14)
Previous literature has established that the role of family income has grown substantially at predicting college entry decisions when comparing the 1979 and 1997 National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (e.g., Belley and Lochner (2007)). In this article, I further examine the changing role of family income as a determinant of college quality choice, degree attainment, and post-schooling earnings. I document that the role of family income has remained important and relatively stable at explaining college quality choice, its importance increasing only for the choice of four- over two-year ...
Review , Volume 105 , Issue 3 , Pages 198-222

Analyzing How Students Pick Which College to Attend
Leukhina, Oksana (2022-06-13)
Research Officer Oksana Leukhina discusses her economic research on the college selection process.
On the Economy