Rational Choice under Unequal Constraints: The Example of Belgian Higher Education.

Rochat, Denis; Demeulemeester, Jean-Luc

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ERIC Number: EJ622976

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Publication Date: 2001

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Rational Choice under Unequal Constraints: The Example of Belgian Higher Education.

Rochat, Denis; Demeulemeester, Jean-Luc

Economics of Education Review, v20 n1 p15-26 Feb 2001

Applying a three-step methodology on a sample of Belgian college students, an econometric study discovered that students consider two dimensions of their prospective educational choice (economics and "a priori" chances of success) and that poorest students weigh the risk component heavily. Intervention would promote efficiency and equity. (Contains 42 references.) (MLH)

Descriptors: Career Choice, College Choice, College Students, Econometrics, Economic Factors, Educational Equity (Finance), Efficiency, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Intervention, Labor Market, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Belgium

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