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Family Background and Access to Post-secondary Education: What Happened over the 1990s?

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  • Finnie, Ross Laporte, Christine Lascelles, Eric

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This paper presents new evidence on the relationships between access to postsecondary education and family background. It uses the School Leavers Survey (SLS) and the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) to analyse participation rates in 1991 and 2000.

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Paper provided by Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch in its series Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series with number 2004226e.

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Date of creation: 18 Aug 2004
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Handle: RePEc:stc:stcp3e:2004226e

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Keywords: Education; training and learning; Income; pensions; spending and wealth; Families; households and housing; Society and community; Students; Educational attainment; Household; family and personal income; Family history; Equity and inclusion;

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  1. Carneiro, Pedro & Heckman, James J., 2002. "The Evidence on Credit Constraints in Post-Secondary Schooling," IZA Discussion Papers 518, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  2. Zhao, John Corak, Miles Lipps, Garth, 2003. "Family Income and Participation in Post-secondary Education," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2003210e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
  3. Marc Frenette, 2006. "Too Far to Go On? Distance to School and University Participation," Education Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 14(1), pages 31-58.
  4. David Card, 2000. "Estimating the Return to Schooling: Progress on Some Persistent Econometric Problems," NBER Working Papers 7769, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Cited by:
  1. Sen, Anindya & Clemente, Anthony, 2010. "Intergenerational correlations in educational attainment: Birth order and family size effects using Canadian data," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 29(1), pages 147-155, February.
  2. Frenette, Marc, 2005. "The Impact of Tuition Fees on University Access: Evidence from a Large-scale Price Deregulation in Professional Programs," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2005263e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
  3. Marc Frenette, 2008. "University Access Amid Tuition Fee Deregulation: Evidence from Ontario Professional Programs," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 34(1), pages 89-110, March.
  4. Beckstead, Desmond Brown, W. Mark Newbold, Bruce, 2008. "Cities and Growth: In Situ Versus Migratory Human Capital Growth," The Canadian Economy in Transition 2008019e, Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis Division.
  5. Frenette, Marc, 2005. "Is Post-secondary Access More Equitable in Canada or the United States?," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2005244e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
  6. Ritzen, Jo, 2011. "A renaissance for social mobility and its significance for the bridge towards postsecondary education," UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series 057, United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology.
  7. Buly A Cardak & Chris Ryan, 2007. "Participation in Higher Education: Equity and Access: Are Equity-based Scholarships an Answer?," Working Papers 2007.03, School of Economics, La Trobe University.
  8. Drolet, Marie, 2005. "Participation in Post-secondary Education in Canada: Has the Role of Parental Income and Education Changed over the 1990s?," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2005243e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
  9. Buly A Cardak & Chris Ryan, 2006. "Why are high ability individuals from poor backgrounds under-represented at university?," Working Papers 2006.04, School of Economics, La Trobe University.

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