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본 연구는 저소득층의 4년제 대학진학을 제약하는 두 가지 요인, 즉 등록금 납부여력 부족과 불우한 성장환경의 누적적 영향에 따른 학업능력 부족 중 무엇의 영향이 더 큰지 살펴보았다. 희귀분석 결과, 중학교 시기의 학업성취와 몇몇 가정배경 변수들은 유의한 반면, 이들 변인 통제 시 대학진학 시기의 가구소득은 4년제 대학 진학에 거의 영향을 주지 못했다. 또한 Carneiro and Heckman(2003)이 미국 고등교육 격차 원인규명을 위해 수행한 분석을 한국 상황에 적용해 본 결과, 학업능력 및 가정배경의 격차로 4년제대에 진학하지 못하는 비율이 등록금 납부가 어려워 진학하지 못하는 비율을 크게 능가했다. 이는 등록금 인하와 같은 단기적 제약요인의 완화만으로는 대입격차문제 해결이 힘듦을 시사한다.

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This paper empirically investigates the dynamics of the poverty-higher education gap in Korea. Poverty may lead to a gap in access to higher education through two channels: the short-term inability to pay college tuition and fees and long-term disadvantages arising from one's environment that impede...

This paper empirically investigates the dynamics of the poverty-higher education gap in Korea. Poverty may lead to a gap in access to higher education through two channels: the short-term inability to pay college tuition and fees and long-term disadvantages arising from one's environment that impede the development of academic ability. A regression analysis based on data from the Korean Education and Employment Panel suggests that it is long-term disadvantages that plays a dominant role in the dynamics of this gap. We also replicate a study carried out by Carneiro and Heckman, who have addressed a similar question in the US. Again, the results confirm that the crucial constraint is the long-term accumulation of disadvantages arising mainly from family background, not the short-term constraint. These findings suggest that policies designed to alleviate short-term financial constraints, such as tuition reduction, will be less effective in reducing the gap in accessing four-year college in Korea than policies involving early intervention in children's development.

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