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The returns to college choice : loans, scholarships and labor outcomes

Montoya, Ana Maria; Noton Norambuena, Carlos; Solis, Alex - 2018

discontinuity design. Loan programs induce students to pursue college degrees that are more expensive and prolonged relative to … education when students are about 30 years old. The college premium seems to increase over time, possibly offsetting the initial …

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A Theory of Inefficient College Entry and Excessive Student Debt

Fedaseyeu, Viktar; Strohush, Vitaliy - 2017

When workers are myopic and the amount of financing provided by the government is sufficiently large, some workers acquire education even if they are better off without it. We show that government-provided loans generate a propagation mechanism that exacerbates inefficient college entry....

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Economics of Higher Education - Students' Attitude on Tuition and Student Migration in Germany

Buettner, Stefan M. - 2007

In January 2005, the ban on tuition in Germany has been declared unlawful. As a result, many 'Lander' developed plans to introduce tuition fees as soon as possible. It is shown in this paper, that the impact of tuition is very different among states. The willingness to pay varies not only by...

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Chapter 25 Income Contingent Loans for Higher Education: International Reforms

Chapman, Bruce - In: Handbook of the economics of education : volume 2, (pp. 1435-1503). 2006

It is well known that higher education financing involves uncertainty and risk with respect to students' future … this important international policy reform that has motivated the chapter. An ICL provides students with finance for …

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Assessing the Impact of the CARES Act on Online Students : A Case Study of Two-Year Public College

Zentner, Aeron - 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has made a major impact on higher education and affected students’ livelihoods and attainment of … education. To help students during these challenging times the Federal CARES Act was established to provide financial relief and … support students in their time of need, However, not all students are eligible to participate and these limitations have …

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Earnings information and public preferences for university tuition: evidence from representative experiments

Lergetporer, Philipp; Woessmann, Ludger - 2021

Higher education finance depends on the public's preferences for charging tuition, which may be partly based on beliefs about the university earnings premium. To test whether public support for tuition depends on earnings information, we devise survey experiments in representative samples of the...

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Earnings information and public preferences for university tuition : evidence from representative experiments

Lergetporer, Philipp; Woessmann, Ludger - 2021

Higher education finance depends on the public’s preferences for charging tuition, which may be partly based on beliefs about the university earnings premium. To test whether public support for tuition depends on earnings information, we devise survey experiments in representative samples of...

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Stochastic frontier analysis in higher education : a systematic review

Gralka, Sabine - 2018

This paper provides a systematic review of the literature that employs stochastic frontier analysis to measure the efficiency of higher education institutions. The overview opens with a look at the general development of the literature, before emphasis is laid on the methodical aspects. Focus is...

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Challenges to higher education in Canada and Australia

Beach, Charles M.; Milne, Frank - 2018

This paper provides an overview of the higher education sector in Canada, so it can serve as a comparison to that in Australia. It seeks to identify stresses and challenges to this sector in Canada. The study also seeks to offer possible lessons for the direction of higher education policy in...

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Taking education to the next level : what can be learned from benchmarking education across economies?

Chun, Natalie; Gentile, Elisabetta - 2020

gaps; strategic budgeting that provides programs for at-risk students; teacher quality that ensures wages are high and …

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