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Oscar Espinoza; Luis Sandoval; Luis Eduardo González; Bruno Corradi; Noel McGinn; Trinidad Vera – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2024
How does a policy of free tuition affect student applications to universities? This article assesses how free tuition influences applications in terms of the selectivity of the university, length of the degree program, cost of the program, and application to a program in the STEM field. The study based on a quasi-experimental design was carried…
Descriptors: Tuition, College Choice, Costs, Program Content
Catalina Morales Lema – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In this dissertation, I use data from Chile to study the determinants of schooling trajectories. Chapters 1 and 2 focus on higher education, Chapter 3 on secondary education, and Chapter 4 on teachers. Chapter 1 explores the role of a socio-emotional ability, self-efficacy, in understanding why students with comparable qualifications transit…
Descriptors: Economics, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Secondary Education
Alvaro Carril Rubio – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation investigates the impact of information and policy on the efficiency of higher education financing, particularly for low-income students in Latin America. Through three empirical studies, it addresses the barriers posed by information asymmetries and institutional discretion in student loan and college admission processes and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hispanic American Students, Low Income Students, Higher Education