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ERIC Number: EJ568890
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
Recent Research on the Economics of Attending College: Returns on Investment and Responsiveness to Price.
Paulsen, Michael B.
Research in Higher Education, v39 n4 p471-89 Aug 1998
Examines recent research on private returns to investment in baccalaureate and sub-baccalaureate postsecondary education, social returns to investment in higher education, and student responsiveness to tuition and financial aid. Focus is on implications for policy and practice in areas such as enrollment management, role of colleges in relation to welfare-to-work programs, tax legislation, pricing strategies, and access. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Administration, College Outcomes Assessment, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics, Educational Policy, Enrollment Management, Higher Education, Investment, Paying for College, Public Policy, School Policy, Student Attitudes, Student Costs, Student Financial Aid, Taxes, Tuition, Two Year Colleges, Welfare Services
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Return on Investment