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This Commentary examines the government's proposed reforms to the system of higher education (HE) finance in England set out in its recent White Paper, comparing the reforms with the alternative proposals outlined by the Conservative Party in May.
Authors
Research Fellow University College London
Alissa is an IFS Research Fellow and a Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the UCL Institute of Education.
Research Fellow University of Chicago
Greg is a Professor at the University of Chicago in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics and a Research Fellow at the IFS.
Report details
- DOI
- 10.1920/co.ifs.2003.0094
- ISBN
- 978-1-903274-33-0
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Goodman, A and Kaplan, G. (2003). 'Study now, pay later' or 'HE for free'? An assessment of alternative proposals for higher education finance. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/study-now-pay-later-or-he-free-assessment-alternative-proposals-higher-education (accessed: 16 May 2024).
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