Student Awareness of Costs and Benefits of Educational Decisions : Effects of an Information Campaign and Media Exposure
University fees have recently trebled in England, prompting fears that young people may be put off from participating in higher education. We investigate students' knowledge and their receptiveness to information campaigns about the costs and benefits of staying on in education. We compare the effects of a specially designed information campaign to the effects of media exposure about the increase in tuition fees. The latter has a stronger effect on relevant outcomes. However, we find that an inexpensive information campaign can be effective in improving information and reducing perceived financial barriers to university participation, especially for students from disadvantaged backgrounds
Year of publication: |
2014
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Authors: | McGuigan, Martin |
Other Persons: | McNally, Sandra (contributor) ; Wyness, Gill (contributor) |
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[2014]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Geschlecht | Gender | Schüler | Pupils | Bildungsinvestition | Human capital investment | Bildungsertrag | Returns to education | Familie | Family | Informationseffizienz | Informational efficiency |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (39 p) |
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Series: | CESifo Working Paper Series ; No. 5057 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments November 24, 2014 erstellt |
Other identifiers: | 10.2139/ssrn.2529897 [DOI] |
Classification: | I20 - Education. General |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013043598