Zur gezielten Förderung von Wissenschaft und Forschung an den Universitäten hat die Politik 2005 die Exzellenzinitiative ins Leben gerufen. Die Gewinner des Wettbewerbs um Fördergelder wurden fortan als „Eliteuniversitäten“ bezeichnet. Der folgende Beitrag untersucht, ob die Zahl der...

Mit der Umsetzung der vor 15 Jahren beschlossenen Bologna-Reformen verschoben sich sowohl die Zielkoordinaten als auch die Mittel der Hochschulpolitik. Die berufliche Qualifikation Studierender rückte stärker in den Vordergrund, und es wurden neue Governance-Strukturen in Anlehnung an das neue...

This volume was prepared by Benedikt Siegler while working at the Center for the Economics of Education of the Ifo Institute. It was completed in June 2014 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich (LMU) in November 2014. The thesis includes...

This article seeks to measure the effect of bullying in math scores of students in the 6th grade of public (Nansel et al., 2001). school in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil with the use of data from a survey by Joaquim Nabuco Foundation in 2013. The methodology applied is Propensity Score...

This volume was prepared by Constantin Mang while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in 2014 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes a short introduction and four self-contained chapters that focus on ICT...

This volume was prepared by Benedikt Siegler while working at the Center for the Economics of Education of the Ifo Institute. It was completed in June 2014 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich (LMU) in November 2014. The thesis includes...

This volume was prepared by Constantin Mang while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in 2014 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes a short introduction and four self-contained chapters that focus on ICT...

The effect of school closures and distance learning during the COVID19 pandemic on student achievement is still the subject of discussion. After the end of the pandemic-related restrictions, learning losses of students are being assessed and state programs were launched to help students catch up...

Based on empirical evidence, we argue that recent declines in the basic skills of German pupils are highly concerning from a labour market policy perspective. High-quality schooling is crucial for meeting the demands of a changing labour market, as it provides new cohorts of workers with basic...

Germany faces challenges of demographics, decarbonisation, digitisation and deglobalisation. Innovative strength and securing skilled labour are crucial, but Germany is losing strength in research and patents. Demographic problems and declining STEM skills are exacerbating the situation....