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What You Don’t Know Can’t Help You: Lessons of Behavioural Economics for Tax-Based Student Aid
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Page Title: | What You Don't Know Can't Help You: Lessons of Behavioural Economics for Tax-Based Student Aid – C.D. Howe Institute |
Article Title: | What You Don’t Know Can’t Help You: Lessons of Behavioural Economics for Tax-Based Student Aid |
URL: | https://cdhowe.org/publication/what-you-dont-know-cant-help-you-lessons-behavioural-economics-tax-based-student-aid/ |
Published Date: | November 13, 2013 |
Accessed Date: | February 6, 2025 |
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Postsecondary tax credits cost the federal and provincial governments billions of dollars each year, but are not distributed equitably and may have no proven effect in boosting enrolment, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “What You Don’t Know Can’t Help You: Lessons of Behavioural Economics for Tax-Based Student Aid,” author Christine Neill finds flaws in the design of postsecondary tax credits and recommends they be better-targeted at low-income families that need them most.
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