@EdWorkingPaper{ai19-154,
title = "Advisor Value-Added and Student Outcomes: Evidence from Randomly Assigned College Advisors",
author = "Serena Canaan, Antoine Deeb, Pierre Mouganie",
institution = "Annenberg Institute at Brown University",
number = "154",
year = "2019",
month = "November",
URL = "http://www.edworkingpapers.com/ai19-154",
abstract = {This paper provides the first causal evidence on the impact of college advisor quality on student outcomes. To do so, we exploit a unique setting where students are randomly assigned to faculty advisors during their first year of college. We find that higher advisor value-added (VA) substantially improves freshman year GPA, time to complete freshman year and four-year graduation rates. Additionally, higher advisor VA increases high-ability students’ likelihood of enrolling and graduating with a STEM degree. Our results indicate that allocating resources towards improving the quality of academic advising may play a key role in promoting college success.},
}