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Parental Education and the Responses to Higher SAT Scores

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  • Georg Graetz
  • Björn Öckert
  • Oskar Nordström Skans

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Using discontinuities within the Swedish SAT system, we study the causal impact of additional admission opportunities on participation in higher education among high-ability students. Students with low-educated parents who marginally pass an SAT score threshold, are more likely to enroll and graduate from programs they could have attended even with a lower score. This suggests that they face behavioral barriers even in a setting where colleges are tuition-free, student grants are universal, and application systems are simple. In contrast, students with high-educated parents respond to enhanced opportunities in ways that appear rational and informed, particularly by switching to higher-quality, more competitive programs.

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  • Georg Graetz & Björn Öckert & Oskar Nordström Skans, 2025. "Parental Education and the Responses to Higher SAT Scores," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 60(6), pages 1971-2007.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:60:y:2025:i:6:p:1971-2007
    Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0420-10824R2
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion

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