Access to PSE: Toward a New Paradigm Ross Finnie
(rfinnie@uottawa.ca) 1 Â
Income
Schooling Decision
Age
Schooling Decision
Income
No PSE
Age
Schooling Decision PSE
Income
No PSE
Age
Schooling Decision PSE
Income
No PSE
Age
Schooling Decision PSE
Income
No PSE
Age
Average employment income, Canada, 2005 90,000 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0
15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 29 30 to 34 35 to 39 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54 55 to 59 60 to 64
Less than high school
High school
College
University -‐ Bach.
7
Homo Economicus (Traditional economic man )
8 Â
9
Homo Sapiens (Actual human beings)
10 Â
11
Homo Adolesicus (Possible sub-species of Homo Sapiens)
12 Â
13
14
15
(%)
Impacts of Student Characteris=cs on Access to University
0.25
0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
+$50,000 in parental income
+4 years of parental educaKon
+10% High School Grades
+100 PISA Visible Minority Reading Score Immigrant 16
17
18
19
20
That’s it. Thanks! 21