Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of College Preparatory Behaviors on College Enrollment among the Children of Immigrants

• In Event: 16.058 - Roundtable Session 6
  In Roundtable Session: 16.058-10 - The Role of Parents and Families in College Choice

Abstract

Since the 1960s, U.S. immigration has increased and shifted from Europe to Latin America and Asia. There has been great debate on the assimilation of the new second generation, the children of immigrants. This study seeks to integrate this literature, specifically theory on the context of reception, with research on college choice to examine how postsecondary preparation, or the steps to college, differentially affects immigrant children. Using data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 and propensity score matching, I test whether students who complete the FAFSA are more likely to enroll in a four-year institution. Additionally, I examine whether this effects varies by parental immigration and immigrant group.

Author

• Brian Holzman, Stanford University