This paper investigates how legal cannabis access affects student performance.Identification comes from an exceptional policy introduced in the city of Maastrichtwhich discriminated legal access based on individuals nationality. We apply a difference in-difference approach using administrative...

This paper investigates how legal cannabis access affects student performance. Identification comes from an exceptional policy introduced in the city of Maastricht which discriminated legal access based on individuals nationality. We apply a difference-in-difference approach using administrative...

Hochschulen gelten als wichtige Akteure in regionalen Innovationssystemen. Der traditionelle Aufgabenbereich von Hochschuleinrichtungen umfasst 1) die Bildung und Ansammlung von akademischem Wissen und 2) die Verbreitung von Wissen über die akademische Ausbildung. Seit einiger Zeit hat sich die...

We exploit the forced closure of three segregated primary schools in Amsterdam to establish the determinants of school choice of ethnic minority pupils. The schools were closed due to mismanagement and poor assessment from the Education Inspectorate. Most of the affected students were of...

This paper carries out a meta regression analysis to estimate the optimal size of higher education institutions HEI and identify its implications for strategies of mergers in higher education. This study finds an optimal institutional size of 24,954 students. We find potential opportunities for...

This paper analyses the relationship between a universitys expenditure per student and its position in international university rankings. We take into account other factors that are expected to play a role, such as university mission, size, and productive inefficiency. We formalise these...

This paper uses a combination of secondary and primary data to provide a more comprehensive analysis of education, training and skill development policies in the Gulf countries. Different from earlier studies an interesting element in our analysis is that we discuss both the supply and demand...

This paper analyses the relationship between a universitys expenditure per student and its position in international university rankings. We take into account other factors that are expected to play a role, such as university mission, size, and productive inefficiency. We formalise these...

We investigate whether a creaming off of highly able students from Dutch universities is taking place. Therefore, we examine the relation between ability and the destination of recent graduates of Dutch universities. Students can choose to continue their academic career by investing in a PhD...

We investigate whether a creaming off of highly able students from Dutch universities is taking place. Therefore, we examine the relation between ability and the destination of recent graduates of Dutch universities. Students can choose to continue their academic career by investing in a PhD...