Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0662909

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0662909

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Why poorer students are less likely to go to university: Theoretical and empirical evidence for Australia with implications for policy. This project will improve our understanding of the factors that lead to the under-representation of low income students in universities in Australia and other countries. The focus of the analysis will be the impact of a student's family and household environment and innate ability on their school performance, an essential pre-requisite for university admission, together with the costs of university education. Identifying the relative importance of these factors in determining educational success will enable families, schools, universities and educational policy-makers to improve opportunities for high ability students from all socioeconomic backgrounds. This will in turn enhance economic growth and productivity, benefiting all Australians.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2006

End Date: 31-01-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $235,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Econometric And Statistical Methods | Public Sector Economics | Labour Economics | Applied Economics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Productivity | Education policy |

Other Keywords

Applied Economics | Econometric And Statistical Methods | Education policy | Labour Economics | Productivity | Public Sector Economics

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