Factors influencing post-secondary enrolment increases and decreases

They identify three kinds of financial barriers: “price constraints (i.e., the price of education is considered too high for the expected return), cash constraints (i.e., the price of education is considered reasonable, but the individual does not have the financial wherewithal to attend) and debt aversion (i.e., the price is reasonable and sufficient funding is available, but the individual is un [...] Education in the U. S., like that in Canada, is the responsibility of the state (or the province, in our case), and the federal department’s role is primarily to fund research and provide financial assistance to students. [...] The followings are examples of definitions found in introductory econometrics textbooks: the application of statistical and mathematical methods to the analysis of economic data, with a purpose of giving empirical content to economic theories and verifying them or refuting them (Maddala 1988, 1) the integration of economics, mathematics and statistics for the purpose of providing numerical values [...] Because the majority of the studies included for review used econometric methods, an econometrician was added to the team to carry out the analyses of the studies and evaluate their quality. [...] Identification of the research question(s) and conceptual framing Consultation with the client to identify the key concepts and emphases of the research is the first step of the review process.