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Does More Generous Student Aid Increase Enrolment Rates into Higher Education? Evaluating the German Student Aid Reform of 2001
Baumgartner, Hans J. - 2007
(BAfoeG) in Germany. We evaluate the effectiveness of a recent reform of student aid that substantially increased the amount … received by eligible students to raise enrolment rates into tertiary education. We view this reform as a quot … effect on enrolment rates into higher education. We find that the reform had a small positive but statistically insignificant …
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Einkommenssteigerung durchs Studium als wichtiges Maß
Dilger, Alexander - 2021
Die akademische Qualität der Lehre lässt sich nur schwer messen. Dagegen ist es relativ einfach, die späteren Einkommenszuwächse durch ein Studium zu bestimmen. Das ist für private wie staatliche Allokationsentscheidungen wichtig, etwa ob jemand aus finanziellen Gründen studieren soll, was...
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Did Tuition Fees in Germany Constrain Students' Budgets? New Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2014
Less than a decade ago, several German states introduced tuition fees for university education. Despite their comparatively low level, fees were perceived by the public to increase social injustice, and have been abolished. Whereas other studies have shown no effect on enrollment, we analyze the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013043694
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The Effects of Tuition Fees on Transition from High School to University in Germany
Bruckmeier, Kerstin - 2013
This paper studies whether the introduction of tuition fees at public universities in some German states had a negative effect on enrollment, i.e., on the transition of high school graduates to public universities in Germany. In contrast to recent studies, we do not find a significant effect on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013081703
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Economics of Higher Education - Students' Attitude on Tuition and Student Migration in Germany
Buettner, Stefan M. - 2007
In January 2005, the ban on tuition in Germany has been declared unlawful. As a result, many 'Lander' developed plans to introduce tuition fees as soon as possible. It is shown in this paper, that the impact of tuition is very different among states. The willingness to pay varies not only by...
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Does more generous student aid increase enrolment rates into higher education? : Evaluating the German student aid reform of 2001
Baumgartner, Hans J. (contributor);  … - 2006
(BAfoeG) in Germany. We evaluate the effectiveness of a recent reform of student aid that substantially increased the amount … received by eligible students to raise enrolment rates into tertiary education. We view this reform as a 'natural experiment … on enrolment rates into higher education. We find that the reform had a small positive but statistically insignificant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003297706
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Did tuition fees in Germany constrain students' budgets? : new evidence from a natural experiment
Thomsen, Stephan L.; Haaren-Giebel, Friederike von - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 5 (2016) 6, pp. 1-25
Less than a decade ago, several German states introduced tuition fees for university education. Despite their comparatively low level of about €500 per semester, fees were perceived by the public to increase social injustice and have been abolished recently. Whereas other studies have shown no...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011660111
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The effects of tuition fees on transition from high school to university in Germany
Bruckmeier, Kerstin; Wigger, Berthold U. - 2013
This paper studies whether the introduction of tuition fees at public universities in some German states had a negative effect on enrollment, i.e., on the transition of high school graduates to public universities in Germany. In contrast to recent studies, we do not find a significant effect on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009743829
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Did tuition fees in Germany constrain students' budgets? : new evidence from a natural experiment
Thomsen, Stephan L.; Haaren-Giebel, Friederike von - 2014
Less than a decade ago, several German states introduced tuition fees for university education. Despite their comparatively low level, fees were perceived by the public to increase social injustice, and have been abolished. Whereas other studies have shown no effect on enrollment, we analyze the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010434567
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Externe Effekte der Bildung: Mythos oder Rechtfertigung für öffentliche Bildungsfinanzierung?
Langner, Benedikt - 2007
Der vorliegende Artikel unterzieht das Argument der externen Effekte im Bildungsbereich einer kritischen Prüfung und zeigt mögliche Konsequenzen für die Rechtfertigung öffentlicher Bildungsfinanzierung auf. Hierzu erfolgt zunächst eine differenzierte Betrachtung des Gutes Bildung. Daran...
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