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Is the Treasury subsidising Australian Undergraduates? or, Investing in Higher Education

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  • Jonathan Pincus

    (School of Economics, University of Adelaide)

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This paper presents estimates of the financial returns to the graduate, to the Treasury and to the Australian economy from undergraduate education. In addition, the paper indulges in some speculations about the efficiency of the policy changes.

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  • Jonathan Pincus, 1998. "Is the Treasury subsidising Australian Undergraduates? or, Investing in Higher Education," School of Economics and Public Policy Working Papers 1998-15, University of Adelaide, School of Economics and Public Policy.
    • Handle: RePEc:adl:wpaper:1998-15
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    Keywords

    education; taxes; income; investment; Australia;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid

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