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...

Die Umstellung der Studienstruktur auf die Bachelor-/Masterstudiengänge stellt einen tiefgreifenden Veränderungsprozess im deutschen Bildungssystem dar. Einerseits eröffnen die kürzeren Bachelorabschlüsse einen schnelleren Übergang in den Arbeitsmarkt und geben den Studierenden die...

With university education continuing to expand worldwide, university dropouts will make up a large group in future labor markets. Dropping out is routinely viewed as a negative indicator. However, data on university dropouts does not generally provide information on their labor market outcomes,...