Expanding higher education through user charges: theoretical analyzing from efficiency perspective
Many developing countries are faced with severe financial constraints in their expansion of higher education. As a result, the enrollments are usually confined to a low level. Many qualified students who are willing to pay the subsidized price are denied to higher education. Using a partial equilibrium economic framework, this paper illustrates that user charges could be effective in relaxing constraints in the government budget to permit an expansion in the provision of higher education.