Asymmetries in progression in higher education in Taiwan: Parental education and income effects

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 647-658

  Liu, Jin Tan ^a,b   Chou, Shin Yi ^b,c   Liu, Jin Long ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Department of Accounting   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Family background; Higher education; Subsidies; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HIGHER EDUCATION; INCOME; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STUDENT; TEACHER TRAINING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33751108497     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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