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ECONOMETRIC STUDY OF THE DEMAND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN CANADA, 1976-1995 Column D tests a different aspect of the specification, the assumption that the background characteristics predicting SAT scores are identical to those indexing willingnessto- pay for desirable schools. To test this, I allow willingness-to-pay to depend on students self-reported family income, estimating the interaction between income and Tiebout choice while including the peer quality index to absorb peer effects. The interaction coefficient here is again negative and insignificant | ECONOMETRIC STUDY OF THE DEMAND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN CANADA 1976 - 1995 by Yuanyuan Zhang Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Economics at Dalhousie University Halifax Nova Scotia April 2000 Copyright by Yuanyuan Zhang 2000 1 1 National Library of Canada Bibliothèque nationale du Canada Acquisitions and Bibliographic Services 3S5 Wellington sưeet Ottawa ON K1A0N4 Canada Acquisitions et services bibliographiques 395 rue Wellington Ottawa ON K1A0N4 Canada Your file Votre reference Our file Notre rổỉổrence The author has granted a nonexclusive licence allowing the National Library of Canada to reproduce loan distribute or sell copies of this thesis in microform paper or electronic formats. The author retains ownership of the copyright in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author s permission. L auteur a accordé une licence non exclusive permettant à la Bĩbỉiothèque nationale du Canada de reproduire prêter distribuer OU vendre des copies de cette these sous la forme de microfiche film de reproduction sur papier OU sur format électronique. L auteur conserve la propriété du droit d auteur qui protege cette these. Ni la these ni des extraits substantiels de celle-ci ne doivent être imprimés ou autrement reproduits sans son autorisation. 0-612-57340-0 Canada DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS The undersigned hereby certify that they have read and recommended to the Faculty of Graduate Studies for acceptance a thesis entitled Econometric Study of the Demand for Higher Education in Canada 1976 - 1995 by Yuanyuan Zhang in partial fulfillment of the reqmrements for the degree Master of Arts in Economics. Dated PiprtJ 11 Ị Supervisor Readers .