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: Received: 30 November 2021 / Approved: 2 December 2021 / Online: 2 December 2021 (08:08:42 CET)
Version 2
: Received: 18 December 2021 / Approved: 20 December 2021 / Online: 20 December 2021 (10:47:44 CET)
Quiroz, J.L.; Peeters, L.; Chasco, C.; Aroca, P. Equal Access to University Education in Chile? An Application Using Spatial Heckman Probit Models. Mathematics2022, 10, 280.
Quiroz, J.L.; Peeters, L.; Chasco, C.; Aroca, P. Equal Access to University Education in Chile? An Application Using Spatial Heckman Probit Models. Mathematics 2022, 10, 280.
Quiroz, J.L.; Peeters, L.; Chasco, C.; Aroca, P. Equal Access to University Education in Chile? An Application Using Spatial Heckman Probit Models. Mathematics2022, 10, 280.
Quiroz, J.L.; Peeters, L.; Chasco, C.; Aroca, P. Equal Access to University Education in Chile? An Application Using Spatial Heckman Probit Models. Mathematics 2022, 10, 280.
Abstract
This study contributes to the debate on accessibility of higher education in Chile, focusing on both socioeconomic and geospatial dimensions of access to university study. The central question we address in this paper is the following: Does geography (physical distance and neighborhood effects) play a significant role in determining accessibility of higher education in Chile? We use Heckman probit-type (Heckit) models to adjust for selection in the process of completing the trajectory towards higher education – that is, pre-selection, application to study at university, and ultimately admission (or denial) to a higher education institution. The results shows that the geospatial elements have a significant local effect on the student’s application and access to Chilean universities.
Business, Economics and Management, Econometrics and Statistics
Copyright:
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Commenter: Coro Chasco
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author