This paper exploits an unusual policy reform that had the effect of reducing the direct cost of schooling in Ireland in …

This paper uses pooled cross-section data on recent school leavers in Ireland to model the determinants of labour … to employment, unemployment or higher education. Family background is an important predictor for participation in higher … education reflecting the degree of rationing in the system. The level of educational attainment influences the probability of …

and school level characteristics using unconditional quantile regression methods and data from Ireland. We find that … implication is that while certain factors can impact on whether or not a student is likely to proceed to higher education, other …