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The effects of the bologna process on college enrollment and drop-out rates
Horstschräer, Julia; Sprietsma, Maresa - 2010
This paper estimates the short-term effects of the introduction of the Bachelor degree in the framework of the Bologna Process on college enrollment and drop-out rates. We use variation in the timing of the Bachelor implementation at the department level to identify the effect of the reform...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300011
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The effects of the bologna process on college enrollment and drop-out rates
Horstschräer, Julia; Sprietsma, Maresa - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
This paper estimates the short-term effects of the introduction of the Bachelor degree in the framework of the Bologna Process on college enrollment and drop-out rates. We use variation in the timing of the Bachelor implementation at the department level to identify the effect of the reform...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008536038
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The Knowledge Production of 'R' and 'D'
Thorwarth, Susanne; Kraft, Kornelius; Czarnitzki, Dirk - 2008
or output of a knowledge production function. We suggest that the productivity of research in patent production functions … has been underestimated in the literature, as scholars typically use information about R&D, i.e. the sum of research … expenditure and development expenditure, due to data availability. However, in most industries only (applied) research will lead …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298057
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Human capital and successful academic spin-off
Müller, Bettina - 2006
not the founders have studied several subjects and whether or not they all come from the same research establishment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297852
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Public Universities, Tuition and Competition: A Tiebout Model
Schwager, Robert - 2007
A simple Tiebout model is presented where states provide university education to both immobile and mobile students. State governments choose the quality of public universities by trading off the value of education for the local immobile student population and the costs, net of tuition revenues,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297946
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University rankings in action? The importance of rankings and an excellence competition for university choice of high-ability students?
Horstschräer, Julia - 2011
university. Are some quality dimensions of a ranking, e.g. research reputation or mentoring more important than others? I … information in the quality dimensions mentoring, infrastructure and students' satisfaction than with respect to research. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010307183
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Returns to higher education and dropouts: A double machine learning approach
McNamara, Sarah - 2020
This paper provides estimates of the short-term individual returns to Higher Education (HE) in the United Kingdom, focusing on the effects of attending HE on the labour market outcomes for dropouts. Results show differential labour market outcomes for dropouts vs. individuals who have never...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389773
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Decentralizing university admission: Evidence from a natural experiment
Horstschräer, Julia - 2012
Applying a differences-in-differences strategy, I study the decentralization of university admission as a natural experiment. Is the centralized or decentralized procedure better suited to match prospective students to universities? The analysis uses administrative data on all students within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010310889
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University rankings in action? The importance of rankings and an excellence competition for university choice of high-ability students?
Horstschräer, Julia - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
university. Are some quality dimensions of a ranking, e.g. research reputation or mentoring more important than others? I … information in the quality dimensions mentoring, infrastructure and students' satisfaction than with respect to research. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369491
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Human capital and successful academic spin-off
Müller, Bettina - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2006
not the founders have studied several subjects and whether or not they all come from the same research establishment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097737