Question

In 1982, the Social Security Administration (SSA) eliminated a program that provided survivor benefits to students with a deceased or disabled parent who were enrolled in school.  

(33) These benefits essentially operated as a subsidy for going to college

a. True

b. False

(34) To identify the effect of the benefits on college-going, Dynarski (2003) used the following empirical strategy:

a. OLS

b. IV

c. Regression Discontinuity

d. Difference-in-differences

(35) The strategy used by Dynarski (2003)

a. Compared those with a deceased parent and those without

b. Compared those who were 18 before and after the elimination of the benefits

c. Compared those above and below the eligibility cutoff for benefits

d. Compared a and b

e. Compared a and c

Answer 1

1 ans ) true

For college going students these benifits operates As a subsidy .student can complete his four year college duration at the age of 18-22.by payment of childs insurance benifitsfor college going students under child beneficiary law.

2) c) regression discontinuity

the effects of analyzing of new tuition fees introduced Dynarskin used this empirical strategy

3 ans) a) compared those with a deceased parent and those without

the focus on the strategy used by Dynarski(2003) was mailnly on students with deceased fathers.