Investigating State Appropriations and Net Tuition Revenue for Public Higher Education: A Vector Error‐Correction Modeling Approach A paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference Vancouver, Canada November 6, 2009 This presentation is based on a working paper that is undergoing revision. Please do not cite without permission of the authors. *Direct all correspondence to Marvin A. Titus, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Department of Education Leadership, Higher and International Education, Benjamin Building 2200, College Park, MD, 20742, Phone: 301.405.2220, email: mtitus@umd.edu by Marvin A. Titus, PhD, University of Maryland Sean Simone, PhD candidate, University of Maryland Anubha Gupta, Master’s student, University of Maryland Paulina Pérez Mejías, PhD student, University of Maryland