En diciembre de 2010 se aprobó el modelo de financiación autonómica para las tres universidades gallegas, que regirá los presupuestos universitarios hasta 2015. Este nuevo sistema se enmarca en un momento de fuerte restricciones económicas, donde los recursos destinados a las universidades...

El artículo analiza las tendencias globales y particulares de los aranceles en las distintas carreras e instituciones universitarias chilenas. El sistema de educación superior en Chile es complejo y diverso, no sólo por las actividades realizadas por las universidades (docencia,...

There is a recent tendency toward encouraging universities to merge. This policy is based on the idea that mergers create synergy gains that enhance universities’ prestige by increasing their international visibility. However, this process may reduce competition for both research funds and...

I develop a model in which individual time discount rates have a larger eect on hu- man capital accumulation when credit constraints are binding. Impatient individuals obtain less schooling when borrowing constraints limit the ability to nance consump- tion during school. Using data from the...

The effect of credit constraints on the dropout, graduate and slow finishing decisions of university students in Australia is studied. The Australian university system has institutions in place to resolve credit constraint issues, including an income contingent loan scheme and means tested...

Das deutsche Bildungssystem steht ungeachtet diverser Reformanstrengungen in der jüngeren Vergangenheit weiter vor großen Herausforderungen: Im internationalen Vergleich fehlt es an sozialer Chancengleichheit im Verlauf der Bildungskarrieren, und für eine "Bildungsnation" nehmen sich die...

When calculating financial need, the FAFSA does not consider the parental income of students who turn 24 years old. This paper uses the student's quarter of birth interacted with the treated cohort to instrument for financial need. Using the interaction mitigates many of the concerns regarding...