The study uses individual data from the Canadian Labour Force Survey to consider economic factors in university participation decisions by persons aged 17-24 from 1976 to 2003. The level of real tuition is one economic factor that may affect the university participation decision. There is also...

There has been a substantial increase in the number of overseas students in Australia over the last decade. This raises the question of whether the costs of providing the higher education, in addition to that provided for domestic students, are likely to be met by fee revenue.