This paper evaluates the effects of a high school curriculum reform on students ́probability to enroll at university … requirements. Based on administrative data covering all students, the empirical analysis is carried out by applying a difference …

enrollment of disadvantaged students by 32%. But the intended beneficiaries were nearly three times as many, and of higher … average ability, than those induced to be admitted. The evidence points to students making pre-college choices that caused … this divergence. Using linked survey-administrative data, we present evidence consistent with students being averse to …

study for a cohort of students in Germany. Using detailed survey data, and employing an instrumental variable strategy based … on variation in the local field of study availability, we provide evidence that students who are not enrolled in their … impact on dropout is particularly strong among students of low socio-economic status and is driven by lower academic …

tracking system. Our results show that the need to perform well to qualify for a better track raises students’ math, reading …, listening, and orthography skills in grade 4, the final grade before students are sorted into tracks. Evidence from self …

tracking system. Our results show that the need to perform well to qualify for a better track raises students' math, reading …, listening, and orthography skills in grade 4, the final grade before students are sorted into tracks. Evidence from selfreported …