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  \n A 2014 Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grants Project   Dr Buly Cardak (La Trobe University), Dr Mark Bowden and   Mr John Bahtsevanoglou (Swinburne University of Technology)   \n[Make tomorrow better.](Make tomorrow better. ncsehe.edu.au)[ ncsehe.edu.au](Make tomorrow better. ncsehe.edu.au)  \nCurtin University is a trademark of Curtin University of Technology CRICOS Provider Code 00301J  \nWho is offered a university place and who rejects their offer?  \nThe authors would like to acknowledge funding from the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) at Curtin University and express our gratitude to Paul Livingstone, Manager Research, Measurement & Reporting, Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre, for providing the data used in the project and for assistance in numerous ad-hoc requests for additional information and advice. We also thank Jamie Doughney, Victoria Institute of Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, for the initial idea of using the VTAC data to analyse students’ decisions in the hope of understanding how students from low SES backgrounds may be disadvantaged in the selection process. We are grateful to Hector Chade, Department of Economics, Arizona State University, and Utku Unver, Economics Department, Boston College, and Chris Ryan and Cain Polidano, MIASER, University of Melbourne, and Joe Vecci, Department of Economics, Monash University, for helpful discussions on various aspects of the modelling, data and empirical analysis. Finally we are grateful to John Phillimore, Sue Trinidad, Michael Dockery and the team at NCSEHE for their helpful comments and suggestions.  \nContact for further information:  \nAssociate Professor Buly A. Cardak  \nDepartment of Economics and Finance, La Trobe Business School La Trobe University  \n[b.cardak@latrobe.edu.au](b.cardak@latrobe.edu.au)  \nDr Mark Bowden  \nDepartment of Accounting, Economics and Finance  \nSwinburne University of Technology  \n[mbowden@swin.edu.au](mbowden@swin.edu.au)  \nMr John Bahtsevanoglou  \nDepartment of Accounting, Economics and Finance  \nSwinburne University of Technology  \nBuly A. Cardak, Mark P. Bowden and John Bahtsevanoglou ii  \nWho is offered a university place and who rejects their offer?  \nTable of Contents  \nList of Tables ..............................................................................................................iv  \nList of Figures............................................................................................................. v  \nExecutive Summary ................................................................................................... 1  \n1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 3  \n1.1 Existing literature and evidence ........................................................................ 6  \n2 Institutional setting and data.................................................................................. 12  \n2.1 Institutions ....................................................................................................... 12  \n2.2 Data ................................................................................................................ 14  \n2.3 Optimal portfolios ............................................................................................ 19  \n3 Empirical methods ................................................................................................. 21  \n3.1 Non-parametric analysis ................................................................................. 21  \n3.2 Probit analysis................................................................................................. 22  \n4 Results and discussion.......................................................................................... 23  \n5 Conclusions .................................................","cbCaimmNpJCrDgSH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimmNpJCrDgSH","pdf",280911,47,"English","# Executive Summary\n# 1 Introduction\n## 1.1 Existing literature and evidence\n# 2 Institutional setting and data\n## 2.1 Institutions\n## 2.2 Data\n## 2.3 Optimal portfolios\n# 3 Empirical methods\n## 3.1 Non-parametric analysis\n## 3.2 Probit analysis\n# 4 Results and discussion\n# 5 Conclusions\n# References","[{\"question\":\"What is the document’s main focus?\",\"answer\":\"It analyzes which students receive university offers and which students reject those offers, linking outcomes to student background and application decision factors.\"},{\"question\":\"What data source is used for the analysis?\",\"answer\":\"The study uses VTAC data provided for the project, enabling modelling of students’ application and offer-related decisions.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the report analyze offer outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"It applies empirical methods including non-parametric analysis and probit analysis, supported by portfolio-related measures and variables drawn from the application timeline.\"}]","Who Is Offered a University Place and Who Rejects Their Offer? - A 2014 Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grants Project | PDF",118]