Free higher education and its effects on access: Case of Ecuador

Authors

  • Jairo Rivera Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.27.3776

Keywords:

University enrollment, free higher education, Ecuador

Abstract

The present research analyzes the effect of free education on access to higher education in Ecuador. It begins with a review of the literature on access and free education, and examines the main studies conducted on Ecuador. The empirical section is then developed using the data corresponding to the Urban and Rural Employment and Unemployment Survey (ENEMDUR) for 2007-2017, and Probit models are used to estimate the probability of access to higher education and its marginal effects. The main results are related to a positive effect of the free higher education on access at a general level, with emphasis on marginalized groups, although it has been affected by the additional measures associated with merit and quality.

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Author Biography

Jairo Rivera, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar

Jairo Rivera es profesor del Área de Gestión de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar. Candidato a Doctor PhD (c) en Políticas Públicas por la Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales. De profesión es Ingeniero Económico, con una Especialización en Finanzas, una Maestría en Finanzas y Gestión de Riesgos de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, y una Maestría en Economía con mención en Políticas Públicas en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Se desempeña como docente de Métodos Cuantitativos, Macroeconomía y Políticas Públicas. Entre las áreas de investigación con publicaciones académicas indexadas se resaltan: educación, salud, economía y políticas públicas.

Published

2019-03-25

How to Cite

Rivera, J. (2019). Free higher education and its effects on access: Case of Ecuador. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 27, 29. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.27.3776

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