This paper examines the multifaceted economic,social,and psychological impacts of the rising cost of college tuition in the United States,with a particular focus on students from low-income families.The escalating tui...This paper examines the multifaceted economic,social,and psychological impacts of the rising cost of college tuition in the United States,with a particular focus on students from low-income families.The escalating tuition fees have far-reaching implications,including increased student loan debt,delayed social mobility,and psychological stress among students.The paper explores the barriers to higher education imposed by financial constraints and the systemic challenges that exacerbate income inequality in access to quality education.Case studies highlight the resilience of students who overcome these obstacles,as well as the struggles of those who face significant setbacks.The paper concludes with policy implications and recommendations for future research,emphasizing the need for a comprehensive approach to address the financial barriers in higher education.It advocates for policy interventions that increase financial aid,reform educational funding,and promote innovative and affordable educational models to ensure equitable access to higher education.展开更多
This paper studies the impact of an increase in higher education tuition on intergenerational mobility in China.We develop a theoretical model for the parental decision about the investment on education of children to...This paper studies the impact of an increase in higher education tuition on intergenerational mobility in China.We develop a theoretical model for the parental decision about the investment on education of children to illustrate the impact from the perspective of borrowing constraint.We consider the Chinese college tuition and subsidy reform around 1986 as a quasi-natural experiment for identifying the policy effect of the reform on intergenerational educational mobility by using the data from the census of 2000 and the China Family Panel Studies(CFPS).We find that an increase in the education burden induced by the reform of college tuition has reduced intergenerational educational mobility,and it is more noticeable in regions with a relatively higher increment in the tuition fee.Our results are robust with consideration of the co-residence bias,government investment in elementary education,and the higher education expansion.展开更多
A significant gap remains between rural and urban students in the rate of admission to senior high school. One reason for this gap might be the high levels of tuition and fees for senior high school By reducing stude...A significant gap remains between rural and urban students in the rate of admission to senior high school. One reason for this gap might be the high levels of tuition and fees for senior high school By reducing students＇ expectations of attending high school, high levels of tuition and fees could be reducing student aeademic performance in junior high schools. In this paper we evaluate the impacts of a senior high tuition relief program on the test scores of poor rural seventh grade students in China. We surveyed three counties in Shaanxi Province and exploited the fact that, while the counties are adjacent to one another and share similar characteristics, only one of the three implemented a tuition relief program. Using several alternative estimation strategies, including difference-in-differences, propensity score matching and difference-in-differences matching, we find that the tuition program has a statistically significant and positive impact on the mathematics scores of seventh grade students. More importantly, this program is shown to have a statistically significant and positive effect on the poorest students in the treatment group compared to their wealthier peers.展开更多
Regulation refers to governmental restrictions over enterprise in order to protect public interest.Research on governmental regulation in China primarily focuses on public utility,and inadequate attention has been pai...Regulation refers to governmental restrictions over enterprise in order to protect public interest.Research on governmental regulation in China primarily focuses on public utility,and inadequate attention has been paid to regulating college tuition.Currently,although the educational administrative agencies have successfully kept college tuition at the level of the year 2000,the governmental regulation on tuition has not achieved the effects expected because it has not been able to lower college tuition to the level that the public is willing to accept,and it has not established any internal scientific management system in colleges.The ultimate goal of college regulation should be establishing a healthy order among various social groups.After tuition is capped,the priority for constructing a scientific college management system is to define the goals for governmental regulation on college tuition.A feasible option for now is to replace cost analysis with intervention institutions and to improve the situation of asymmetric information.展开更多
文摘This paper examines the multifaceted economic,social,and psychological impacts of the rising cost of college tuition in the United States,with a particular focus on students from low-income families.The escalating tuition fees have far-reaching implications,including increased student loan debt,delayed social mobility,and psychological stress among students.The paper explores the barriers to higher education imposed by financial constraints and the systemic challenges that exacerbate income inequality in access to quality education.Case studies highlight the resilience of students who overcome these obstacles,as well as the struggles of those who face significant setbacks.The paper concludes with policy implications and recommendations for future research,emphasizing the need for a comprehensive approach to address the financial barriers in higher education.It advocates for policy interventions that increase financial aid,reform educational funding,and promote innovative and affordable educational models to ensure equitable access to higher education.
基金funding support by the National Science Foundation of China(71773074)the Shanghai Soong Ching Ling Foundation(Lu Jiaxian and Gao Wenying Special Foundation).
文摘This paper studies the impact of an increase in higher education tuition on intergenerational mobility in China.We develop a theoretical model for the parental decision about the investment on education of children to illustrate the impact from the perspective of borrowing constraint.We consider the Chinese college tuition and subsidy reform around 1986 as a quasi-natural experiment for identifying the policy effect of the reform on intergenerational educational mobility by using the data from the census of 2000 and the China Family Panel Studies(CFPS).We find that an increase in the education burden induced by the reform of college tuition has reduced intergenerational educational mobility,and it is more noticeable in regions with a relatively higher increment in the tuition fee.Our results are robust with consideration of the co-residence bias,government investment in elementary education,and the higher education expansion.
基金the financial assistance of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.71110107028,71033003,71273237 and 70803047)the grant from Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network(PEP)The generous supports of local officials and especially those from Ningshan County Government
文摘A significant gap remains between rural and urban students in the rate of admission to senior high school. One reason for this gap might be the high levels of tuition and fees for senior high school By reducing students＇ expectations of attending high school, high levels of tuition and fees could be reducing student aeademic performance in junior high schools. In this paper we evaluate the impacts of a senior high tuition relief program on the test scores of poor rural seventh grade students in China. We surveyed three counties in Shaanxi Province and exploited the fact that, while the counties are adjacent to one another and share similar characteristics, only one of the three implemented a tuition relief program. Using several alternative estimation strategies, including difference-in-differences, propensity score matching and difference-in-differences matching, we find that the tuition program has a statistically significant and positive impact on the mathematics scores of seventh grade students. More importantly, this program is shown to have a statistically significant and positive effect on the poorest students in the treatment group compared to their wealthier peers.
文摘Regulation refers to governmental restrictions over enterprise in order to protect public interest.Research on governmental regulation in China primarily focuses on public utility,and inadequate attention has been paid to regulating college tuition.Currently,although the educational administrative agencies have successfully kept college tuition at the level of the year 2000,the governmental regulation on tuition has not achieved the effects expected because it has not been able to lower college tuition to the level that the public is willing to accept,and it has not established any internal scientific management system in colleges.The ultimate goal of college regulation should be establishing a healthy order among various social groups.After tuition is capped,the priority for constructing a scientific college management system is to define the goals for governmental regulation on college tuition.A feasible option for now is to replace cost analysis with intervention institutions and to improve the situation of asymmetric information.
