2022
DOI: 10.1257/pol.20200778
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Adviser Value Added and Student Outcomes: Evidence from Randomly Assigned College Advisers

Abstract: This paper provides the first causal evidence on the impact of college adviser quality on student outcomes. To do so, we exploit a unique setting where students are randomly assigned to faculty advisers during their first year of college. We find that higher adviser value added (VA) substantially improves freshman year GPA, time to complete freshman year and four-year graduation rates. Additionally, higher adviser VA increases high-ability students’ likelihood of enrolling and graduating with a STEM degree. Ou… Show more

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