Economic Insights on Higher Education Policy in Ireland

Part I. Introduction

1. Economics and Higher Education Policy
Darragh Flannery, John Cullinan

Part II. Participation & Preferences

2. The Economics of Higher Education Participation
Kevin Denny, Darragh Flannery

3. A Spatial Economic Perspective on Higher Education Choices
John Cullinan, Brendan Halpin

4. Factors Influencing Higher Education Institution Choice
Sharon Walsh, John Cullinan

Part III. Progression & Outcomes

5. Student Retention in Higher Education
Selina McCoy, Delma Byrne

6. Access Programmes and Higher Education Outcomes
Patricia McMullin

7. Overeducation in the Irish Labour Market
Seamus McGuinness, Ruth O’Shaughnessy, Konstantinos Pouliakas

Part IV. Benefits & Financing

8. The Economic Impact of Higher Education Institutions
Qiantao Zhang, Charles Larkin, Brian M. Lucey

9. The Returns to Third Level Education
Darragh Flannery, Cathal O’Donoghue

10. Student Financing of Higher Education
Darragh Flannery, Aedín Doris, Bruce Chapman

Keywords: Economics, Education Economics, Economic Policy, Higher Education, Educational Policy and Politics