unemployment of an enterprise zone policy implemented in France in the 1990s. …

We analyse how state university competition to collect resources may affect both research and the quality of teaching … research and teaching supplied by each university, and the mix of low- and high-ability students attending each university. The … a higher teaching quality but pay higher tuition fees. -- university competition ; research ; tuition fees …

between universities and governments. Student mobility generates a university competition effect which induces them to … reduce tax revenues at the expense of research. -- student mobility ; worker mobility ; university competition ; government …

, but is also associated with higher cost of acquiring skill. We consider both a differentiated university system in which …

the effects of tuition fees on university enrollment of first-year students at German public universities. Our study … spatial variable, which measures the distance between a fee-imposing university and the nearest fee-free alternative. Secondly …

significantly reduced university attendance by women relative to men. Additionally, we find that the policy had a negative impact on …