Dem von Presse, Wirtschaft und Politik vorgeworfenen Defizit bundesdeutscher Hochschulen soll mit einem verstärkten Qualitätswettbewerb um den "Kunden" Studenten abgeholfen werden. Student(inn)en müßten dann allerdings bei der Wahl ihrer Hochschule Kriterien in Betracht ziehen, die durch...

This paper analyzes how high-ability students respond to different indicators of university quality when applying for a university. Are some quality dimensions of a ranking, e.g. research reputation or mentoring more important than others? I estimate a random utility model using administrative...

A key concern in the design of education policies relates to the structure of incentives in accountability systems. This paper examines a school accountability program that provides financial support to low-performing schools but has no direct punishment scheme for recipients who do not exhibit...

This paper argues that school grades cannot be interpreted solely as a reward for a given school performance, since they also reflect teachers' ratings of pupils. Grades therefore contain valuable information about pupils' own - usually unknown - ability. The incorporated assessment in grade...