It’s very NEET! High hurdles for tertiary education

Special guest alert! Cristóbal Castro Barrientos, PhD candidate at AUT and researcher at the NZ Policy Research Institute, joins us to talk about the tertiary sector.Education uptake and economic conditions are counter-cyclical. When the economy is down, enrolment in education goes up, and vice versa. In the middle of an oil crisis and off the back of two years of recession, enrolment should be surging.The fees-free policy, making first year university free, fell short. The policy didn’t address the immediate barriers to education, most of all: the higher cost of living.Hosted by Jarrod Kerr and Alexandra Turcu. Follow our economic commentary & insights here.Any views or information shared in this podcast, while given in good faith, aren't necessarily the view of Kiwibank.