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Can student aid policy alter spatial inequality in university enrolment? Evidence from a policy reform in the Netherlands

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  • van Oosterhout, Kars

    (RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research, ROA / Human capital in the region)

  • Bakens, Jessie

    (RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research, ROA / Labour market and training)

  • Cörvers, Frank

    (RS: GSBE MORSE, RS: FdR Research Group ITEM, RS: GSBE - MACIMIDE, ROA / Human capital in the region)

Abstract

Distance can form a barrier to enrolment in a university programme, particularly when it requires a student to move out of the parental home.

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  • van Oosterhout, Kars & Bakens, Jessie & Cörvers, Frank, 2024. "Can student aid policy alter spatial inequality in university enrolment? Evidence from a policy reform in the Netherlands," ROA Research Memorandum 001, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA).
    • Handle: RePEc:unm:umaror:2024001
    DOI: 10.26481/umaror.2024001
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    JEL classification:

    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
    • I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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