Hoon Choi, PhD student at the AQR Research Group will join the University of Melbourne for three months, from the end of May to the end of August 2017.

Hoon Choi, PhD student at the AQR Research Group has been awarded with a researcher mobility grant by the Barcelona Economic Society of Friends of the Country (SEBAP). The grant provides funding for teaching and research staff and PhD students at Catalan universities and research centres to undertake an academic stay at a foreign institution in order to prepare research projects related to the economic development of Barcelona and its surroundings. The prize ceremony took place at the Saló de Cent of the Barcelona City Hall on March 15th, 2017.

Hoon Choi will join the University of Melbourne for three months, from the end of May to the end of August. During his stay, he will conduct research on the effect of tuition fees on university enrolment. A comparative case study between Seoul and Barcelona will be performed, which will highlight the effects of two different educational policies. These have led to a reduction of tuition fees at universities in Seoul and an increase in Barcelona.

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