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Viaene, Jean-Marie; Zilcha, Itzhak - CESifo - 2011

their resources inefficiently and focus insufficiently on their mission to expand students’ human potential. Our aim in this …

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Government Ideology and Tuition Fee Policy: Evidence from the German States

Kauder, Björn; Potrafke, Niklas - CESifo - 2013

In January 2005 the German Supreme Court permitted the state governments to charge tuition fees. By exploiting the natural experiment, we examine how government ideology influenced the introduction of tuition fees. The results show that rightwing governments were active in introducing tuition...

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International Migration of Skilled Workers with Endogenous Policies

Djajic, Slobodan; Michael, Michael S. - CESifo - 2014

We study the interaction between the optimal immigration policy of a host country and education policy of a source country in a model of international migration of skilled workers. Acquisition of human capital is driven by the academic and career opportunities at home and abroad. Greater...

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How to Promote R&D-based Growth? Public Education Expenditure on Scientists and Engineers versus R&D Subsidies

Grossmann, Volker - CESifo - 2004

Empirical evidence suggests that positive externalities from R&D exceed negative ones. According to conventional wisdom, this calls for R&D subsidies. This paper develops a quality-ladder growth model with overlapping generations which evaluates the positive and normative implications of R&D...

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A Note on Brain Gain and Brain Drain: Permanent Migration and Education Policy

Haupt, Alexander; Krieger, Tim; Lange, Thomas - CESifo - 2010

In this note, we present a novel channel for a brain gain. Students from a developing country study in a developed host … country. A higher permanent migration probability of these students appears to be a brain drain for the developing country in … benefits accrue in this host country. A higher education quality raises in turn the human capital of the returning students. As …

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Optimal Education Policies and Comparative Advantage

Bougheas, Spiros; Kneller, Richard; Riezman, Raymond - CESifo - 2009

We consider the optimal education policies of a small economy whose government has a limited budget. Initially, the economy is closed and the government chooses its education policy to maximize welfare under autarky. Then the economy trades with the rest of the world. Lastly, the government...

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Voting on Labour-Market Integration and Education Policy when Citizens Differ in Mobility and Ability

Haupt, Alexander; Uebelmesser, Silke - CESifo - 2009

We analyse how institutional and political decisions are intertwined. Citizens who differ in their mobility and ability vote first on labour market integration and afterwards on education policy. The institutional decision on integration influences the succeeding education policy. More...

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Voter Support for Privatizing Education: Evidence on Self-Interest and Ideology

Merzyn, Wolfram; Ursprung, Heinrich - CESifo - 2003

Economic theory advances various arguments in favor of and against privatizing education. In this paper we investigate the extent to which these arguments influence voters’ opinions. We analyze two popular referenda in which some 400,000 voters in two Swiss cantons expressed their opinions on...

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Demand for Higher Education Programs: The Impact of the Bologna Process

Alexandre, Fernando; Cardoso, Ana Rute; Portela, Miguel; … - CESifo - 2007

The Bologna process aims at creating a European Higher Education Area where inter-country mobility of students and …

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Education Policy and Mobility: Some Basic Results

Hange, Ulrich - CESifo - 2003

This paper analyzes regional public education policy in the presence of mobile workers. Labor market integration leads to fiscal competition, shifting the whole burden of taxation to immobile workers. In the case of mobile skilled workers, this results in income inequalities and inefficient low...

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