ABSTRACT

Public sector universities offer in-state and out-of-state students similar amounts of institutional aid per ACT point. Private universities, however, offer in-state students over 65% more aid per ACT point than out-of-state students. I develop a general equilibrium model to explain why private universities price discriminate in favor of in-state students. Low in-state tuition at public universities and student preferences for staying in their home state explains my empirical results. I use the model to analyze how increasing in-state tuition changes the average ability of students at price and public universities.

中文翻译：

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地域歧视：大学定价行为和州内学费

摘要

公立大学为州内和州外学生提供每个 ACT 点数相似的机构援助。然而，私立大学为州内学生提供的每个 ACT 学分的援助比州外学生多 65% 以上。我开发了一个一般均衡模型来解释为什么私立大学的价格歧视有利于本州学生。公立大学的低州内学费和学生留在家乡的偏好解释了我的实证结果。我使用该模型来分析州内学费的增加如何改变价格和公立大学学生的平均能力。