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College Scholarships as a Tool for Community Development? Evidence from the Kalamazoo Promise

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  • Ashley Miller

    (Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross)

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On November 10, 2005, the Kalamazoo Public School District announced that a group of anonymous donors had funded a new college scholarship program for district graduates named the Kalamazoo Promise. The primary qualification for scholarship eligibility is continuous residency and enrollment in the Kalamazoo Public School District, and the scholarship is set up in perpetuity. This study assesses the extent to which the Kalamazoo Promise is serving as an economic development tool. Results indicate that the Kalamazoo Promise dramatically increased enrollment in the Kalamazoo Public School District, but there is no evidence that the Kalamazoo Promise increased home values in the district.

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  • Ashley Miller, 2018. "College Scholarships as a Tool for Community Development? Evidence from the Kalamazoo Promise," Working Papers 1812, College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:hcx:wpaper:1812
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    1. Timothy J. Bartik & Marta Lachowska, 2014. "The Short-Term Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on Student Outcomes," Research in Labor Economics, in: New Analyses of Worker Well-Being, volume 38, pages 37-76, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    2. Michelle Miller-Adams & Bridget Timmeney, 2013. "The Impact of the Kalamazoo Promise on College Choice: An Analysis of Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center Graduates," Upjohn Working Papers 2013-014, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
    3. Timothy J. Bartik & Brad J. Hershbein & Marta Lachowska, 2015. "The Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on College Enrollment, Persistence, and Completion," Upjohn Working Papers 15-228, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
    4. Timothy J. Bartik & Nathan Sotherland, 2015. "Migration and Housing Price Effects of Place-Based College Scholarships," Upjohn Working Papers 15-245, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

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    Keywords

    promise scholarships; financial aid; economic development tools; place-based policies;
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    JEL classification:

    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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