study for a cohort of students in Germany. Using detailed survey data, and employing an instrumental variable strategy based … on variation in the local field of study availability, we provide evidence that students who are not enrolled in their … impact on dropout is particularly strong among students of low socio-economic status and is driven by lower academic …

study for a cohort of students in Germany. Using detailed survey data, and employing an instrumental variable strategy based … on variation in the local field of study availability, we provide evidence that students who are not enrolled in their … impact on dropout is particularly strong among students of low socio-economic status and is driven by lower academic …

Quotas for special groups of students often apply in school or university admission procedures. This paper studies the … quota for top-grade students before allocating all other seats among remaining applicants. The second is a modified version … main result is that the current procedure, designed to give top-grade students an advantage, actually harms them, as …

Quotas for special groups of students often apply in school or university admission procedures. This paper studies the … quota for top-grade students before allocating all other seats among remaining applicants. The second is a modified version … main result is that the current procedure, designed to give top-grade students an advantage, actually harms them, as …