Assessing the Efficacy of Debt Forgiveness Incentives in Promoting Higher Education Outcomes: Evidence from Colombia's National Student Loan Company
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Keywords
student loans; higher education; debt relief; financial aid; graduation; employment;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
- J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2025-04-07 (Education)
- NEP-LMA-2025-04-07 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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