Why are high ability individuals from poor backgrounds under-represented at university? /

We analyse data in which individuals from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds have lower university participation rates than those from higher SES backgrounds. Our focus is on the role played by credit constraints in explaining these diÆerent participation rates. We propose a multistage model...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cardak, Buly A.
Other Authors: Ryan, Chris
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bundoora, Vic. : La Trobe University. School of Business, 2006
Series:Discussion papers (La Trobe University. School of Business) no. 06.04
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Online Access:http://www.latrobe.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/130897/2006.04.pdf