College Cost and Time to Complete a Degree: Evidence from Tuition Discontinuities

We would like to thank the administration of Bocconi University for providing the data and for answering our endless list of questions. We also thank Josh Angrist, Barbara Sianesi and seminar participants at Bocconi University, CREST conference on the "Econometric Evaluation of Public Policies" - Paris 2005, CEPR PPS 2006, CEPR EEEPE 2006, EALE 2006, ESSLE 2006, Hebrew University, Koc University, 'Max Planck Institute - Rostock, NBER Education Meeting 2006, Universitá di Roma Tor Vergata, Sebanci University for helpful comments and suggestions. Our special gratitude goes to Stefano Gagliarducci whose help was determinant in preparing the data and to Silvia Caló for further assistance. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.