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Admissions Constraints and the Decision to Delay University *
Author(s) -
Foley Kelly,
Groes Fane
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the scandinavian journal of economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.725
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1467-9442
pISSN - 0347-0520
DOI - 10.1111/sjoe.12405
Subject(s) - incentive , danish , economics , distribution (mathematics) , discrete choice , actuarial science , demographic economics , econometrics , microeconomics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , linguistics , philosophy
We investigate whether delaying entrance into university is affected by restrictions on admissions into competitive programs. Using Danish administrative data, we estimate a dynamic discrete choice model, in which students choose, if admitted, either to enter one of 30 programs or to delay. We use the model to examine delaying choices under different simulated admissions policies. Our experiments suggest that only 28 percent of students who delay do so because of admissions restrictions. Furthermore, although students respond to admissions incentives, our results imply that such policies are unlikely to substantially change the overall distribution of delay.