Replication Data for Need-Based Financial Aid Effects in Canada

Replication data and code for the study 'The effects of need-based financial aid on educational decisions and outcomes: Evidence from Canada' by Liu. The dataset was harvested from the Borealis Dataverse repository and last updated on October 13, 2025. It is intended to replicate the tables and figures from the associated research paper.

Use Cases

• Replicate econometric analyses on educational outcomes based on the described study.
• Conduct secondary analysis on the effects of need-based financial aid based on the provided replication materials.
• Benchmark new policy evaluation models against the published results from the Canadian study.

Strengths

• Directly supports replication of a specific, peer-reviewed academic study.
• Last updated on 2025-10-13, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Borealis Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Data and programs compiled to replicate academic research findings.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-13 04:45:18.

Geography

Canada