On the specific features of the demand for student loans and the reasons for the refusal to use it
Abstract
The article is based on the results of research conducted among parents of students and of prospective students of HSE in February-March 2006. Of interest were the specific features of the demand for student loans, the reasons for the refusal to take one, and the conditions of crediting preferred by potential borrowers. The article gives a short review of the issues connected with the development of the student loan system, and contains conclusions and recommendations made on the basis of this investigation.






