“…Early research in the United States demonstrated that higher tuition fees and lower student aid are associated with diminishing enrolment in universities (Dynarski, ; Heller, ; Kane, ; Leslie & Brinkman, ). However, later research outside of the United States has indicated only modest or no effects of such reforms on enrolment (Azmat & Simion, ; Baier & Helbig, ; Bruckmeier & Wigger, ; Coelli, ; Dearden, Fitzsimons, & Wyness, ; Murphy, Scott‐Clayton, & Wyness, ; Nielsen, Sørensen, & Taber, ; Steiner & Wrohlich, ). Moreover, a recent meta‐analysis concluded that “the effect of tuition on enrolment is close to zero” (Havranek, Irsova, & Zeynalova, , p. 25).…”