Assessing the Impact of a Student Loan Program on Time-to-Degree: The Case of a Program in Peru

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Student Financial Aid; Poverty; Universities; Time to Degree; Economic Factors; Financial Needs; Correlation; College Students; Educational Attainment; Foreign Countries; Dropout Rate; Graduation; Program Descriptions; Student Characteristics

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This paper evaluates whether student loans given to poor students at a large university in Peru are effective in reducing the time-to-degree. It uses a methodology that avoids the "selection problem" because the students voluntarily request a loan depending on their economic situation. The econometric results confirm the negative effect of educational loans for students.

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2020

EJ1239525