| Autor: |
Tewarie, Bhoendradatt, Hosein, Roger |
| Zdroj: |
Trade Investment & Development in the Contemporary Caribbean; 2007, p268-306, 38p, 1 Diagram, 30 Charts, 4 Graphs |
| Abstrakt: |
This paper assesses whether the T&T economy is in a suitable macroeconomic position to continue funding the Dollar for Dollar programme and employs a sample survey to determine if the DfD programme itself was instrumental in benefiting a wider cross section of students from the lower socio-economic income groups. The paper concludes that the T&T government in the context of a number of recent changes in the pivotal hydrocarbon sector is well set to experience sustained economic growth during the medium term period and thus would be able to continue assisting tertiary level graduates financially. The paper also finds that the DfD subsidy was utilized by the higher income groups to increase their consumption rather than be utilized for the investment purpose for which it was designed. The study suggests that the DfD programme be continued but that an appropriate means test be designed to cater for a 100% tertiary level education subsidy for lower income qualified students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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