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ERIC Number: EJ1309410
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 31
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0964-5292
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Discrimination by Location: University Pricing Behavior and In-State Tuition
Davis, Zachary G.
Education Economics, v29 n5 p527-557 2021
Public sector universities offer in-state and out-of-state students similar amounts of institutional aid per ACT point. Private universities, however, offer in-state students over 65% more aid per ACT point than out-of-state students. I develop a general equilibrium model to explain why private universities price discriminate in favor of in-state students. Low in-state tuition at public universities and student preferences for staying in their home state explains my empirical results. I use the model to analyze how increasing in-state tuition changes the average ability of students at price and public universities.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment; National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NCES)
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