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An Income-Contingent Financing Program For Ontario, Benjamin Alarie, David G. Duff
An Income-Contingent Financing Program For Ontario, Benjamin Alarie, David G. Duff
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Although the positive externalities associated with higher education favour substantial government support, sound arguments also favour student contributions to the costs of post-secondary education, based on both the private benefits obtained and the regressive impact of general subsidies for higher education. At the same time, the central role that higher education performs as a vehicle for social mobility and the general reluctance of private lenders to finance individual investments in higher education suggest that governments also have an important role to play in the area of student assistance - ensuring that higher education is accessible to all students on the …