Does Public Confidence in Universities Shape Higher Education Participation?

Hassan Gholipour Fereidouni, Heath Spong () and Mohammad Reza Farzanegan ()
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Heath Spong: School of Business, Western Sydney University, Australia
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan: Economics of the Middle East Research Group, Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS), School of Business & Economics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany

MAGKS Papers on Economics from Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung)

Abstract: This study examines the relationship between public confidence in universities and the gross tertiary enrolment ratio, while controlling for other determinants of higher education enrolment. Using recent data from 63 countries and employing multiple estimation methods (OLS and GLS), we find robust evidence that tertiary enrolment is significantly lower in societies where public confidence in universities is weak. This result holds across age groups and genders. The implications of these findings are significant for universities and education policy.

Keywords: Confidence in Universities; Institutions; Tertiary Education Enrolment; Trust (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H52 I23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2025
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