Philip Oreopoulos

The purpose of the proposed research is to test the effects of simplifying the financial aid application process and providing assistance at scale. Findings from previous efficacy studies found that these two supports led to a 20 percent increase in college attendance in our target areas in Ohio and North Carolina. The team will recruit participants in this scale-up evaluation from the 3.5 million individuals who use free tax-filing services, and will randomly assign families to different ty...