Can student aid policy alter spatial inequality in university enrolment?

Kars van Oosterhout, Jessie Bakens and Frank Cörvers
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Kars van Oosterhout: RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research, ROA / Human capital in the region
Jessie Bakens: RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research, ROA / Labour market and training

No 2, Research Memorandum from Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE)

Abstract: Distance can form a barrier to enrolment in a university programme, particularly when it requires a student to move out of the parental home. Many high-income countries offer an additional student grant to students living away from the parental home to partly compensate them for their higher financial costs. However, it is unclear whether such a financially oriented policy reduces the role of distance in university choice and how it compares to a similar but less costly policy offering student loans instead of grants.

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Date: 2024-02-20
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DOI: 10.26481/umagsb.2024002

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