Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/227165 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 13638
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper estimates the effects of a 2008 policy that eliminated tuition fees at public universities in Ecuador. We use a difference-in-differences strategy that exploits variation across cohorts differentially exposed to the policy, as well as geographic variation in access to public universities. We find that the tuition fee elimination significantly increased college participation and affected occupation choice, shifting people into higher-skilled jobs. We detect no statistically significant effects on income. Overall, the bulk of the benefits of this fee elimination were enjoyed by individuals of higher socioeconomic status.
Subjects: 
higher education
tuition reduction
Ecuador
JEL: 
I23
I24
I28
O15
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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