Bogyung Kim

Does college financial aid generate benefits beyond the direct recipient? This paper investigates the intra-household spillover effects of Georgia’s HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarship on the postsecondary enrollment of younger siblings. Using student-level administrative records from a school district linked to the National Student Clearinghouse data, I employ a regression discontinuity design centered on each scholarship’s GPA eligibility thresholds. I contribute the evidence of financial aid spillovers on nonrecipients’ college enrollment and extend the literature on sibling spillovers by showing how reducing the cost of college for one child can shape the younger sibling’s college decisions.

This paper examines how merit-based financial aid affects college enrollment, persistence, and graduation, focusing on Georgia's HOPE Scholarship. Using student-level administrative data linked to the National Student Clearinghouse records, I apply a regression discontinuity design around the GPA eligibility threshold. The study asks whether merit aid expands college access or primarily reshapes students' enrollment decisions, and how it influences longer-term outcomes. The paper contributes by providing evidence using a within-state design, by documenting how impacts vary across income groups near the eligibility margin, and by showing how generous, broad-based merit aid generates net welfare gains for the State of Georgia.

This study examines the impact of state-mandated full-day kindergarten (FDK) expansion on child maltreatment using NCANDS child-level data, SID hospitalization records, and NVSS mortality data. Exploiting staggered policy adoption with advanced difference-in-differences methods, we find that FDK increases physical abuse reports by 3.5 per 1,000 children (36% relative to the baseline). The absence of effects on fatalities suggests improved detection rather than increased incidence. Consistent with this, educator-filed reports rise by about 30 percent, with additional increases from parents and neighbors, indicating enhanced awareness and reporting. Overall, the findings highlight the role of early childhood education in strengthening child safety environments.

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This study examines the impacts of non-structural student mobility on academic outcomes in Georgia public schools. Using longitudinal administrative data covering three 9th-grade cohorts from kindergarten through high school, we analyze midyear and nonstructural summer school moves, distinguishing by timing, type, and student socioeconomic background.