University Enrolment Expansion and Returns to Higher Education: Evidence from China

Massification of Higher Education in Asia pp. 113-128 (2018)

24 Pages Posted: 4 Jan 2019

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Lin Ye

Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) - School of Government

Alfred M. Wu

National University of Singapore (NUS) - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Xinhui Yang

Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), School of Government, Students

Date Written: August 7, 2018

Abstract

Many countries around the world commit themselves to providing their citizens with equal access to educational opportunities and an even distribution of educational resources through different policies and measures. The policy initiated by China in the late 1990s to expand college and university enrolment was intended to enable more citizens to gain access to higher education opportunities. However, the rapid expansion of higher education has affected the incomes and job satisfaction of university/college graduates to different degrees. The government and higher education institutions should attend to the negative impact of the massification policy.

Keywords: massification, higher education, universities, social mobility

Suggested Citation

Ye, Lin and Wu, Alfred M. and Yang, Xinhui, University Enrolment Expansion and Returns to Higher Education: Evidence from China (August 7, 2018). Massification of Higher Education in Asia pp. 113-128 (2018), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3227845

Lin Ye

Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) - School of Government ( email )

China

Alfred M. Wu (Contact Author)

National University of Singapore (NUS) - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy ( email )

Singapore
Singapore

Xinhui Yang

Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), School of Government, Students ( email )

China

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