Adviser Value Added and Student Outcomes: Evidence from Randomly Assigned College Advisers

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Canaan, Serena; Deeb, Antoine; Mouganie, Pierre
• 署名单位: Simon Fraser University
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7731
• DOI: 10.1257/pol.20200778
• 发表日期: 2022
• 页码: 151-191
• 关键词: financial incentives; enrollment; teachers; QUALITY; aid; persistence; returns; impacts; GENDER; matter

摘要

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 com-plete freshman year and four-year graduation rates. Additionally, higher adviser VA increases high-ability students' likelihood of enrolling and graduating with a STEM degree. Our results indicate that allocating resources towards improving the quality of academic advising may play a key role in promoting college success. (JEL I23, I26, J24, J31, O15)