Factors affecting the repayment of student loans

The program is jointly administered by the Federal Government and nine of the participating provinces and the Yukon Territory. [...] For example, what is the impact of the size of their loans, the type of study pursued, and future earnings? [...] The key variables in the analysis are the current status of the loan, the annual income of CSLP borrowers, and the total amount of the loan (indebtedness) at consolidation. [...] The information relates to the status of the loan in September 2003 (the last time the components of the linked file were updated). [...] The small difference between the debt of those who defaulted and those who repaid in full suggests that the amount of indebtedness does not have much of an effect on the ability of students to repay their loan.