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Does University Information Increase Enrollment Interests to University? - Evidence from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Japan -

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  • Ryosuke Moriyasu

    (Keio Economic Observatory, Keio University)

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This paper considers the role of information for university enrollment. We examine whether information on university enrollment positively influences the desire to advance on to higher education among Japanese high school students. The analysis is based on a clusterrandomized controlled trial. It is considered that this paper conducts the first verification in Japan using a randomized controlled trial targeting schools from an economic perspective. We randomly assigned 1st-year students of a certain Japanese local high school into three groups. The first treatment group was provided with information on the Returns to higher education, the second treatment group was provided with the Costs to higher education, and the remaining one is the control group that was provided with information unrelated to education. As a result, due to the small sample size, the providing information did not have a significant effect on the desire to advance on to university. However, it was found that their willingness to study increases. This suggests that human capital investment behavior should be promoted.

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  • Ryosuke Moriyasu, 2021. "Does University Information Increase Enrollment Interests to University? - Evidence from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Japan -," Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series 2021-008, Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University.
    • Handle: RePEc:keo:dpaper:2021-008
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    Keywords

    Higher Education; Information; Perceived Returns; Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trials;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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