The influence of tertiary education on the economic development of a region is a topic of special interest and prevalent object of studies and discussions of regional economists. Universities are frequently referred to as 'creative hubs'. Researching universities are generally expected to be one...

Participation rates in higher education differ persistently between some groups in society. Using two British datasets we investigate whether this gap is rooted in students’ misperception of their own and other's ability, thereby increasing the expected costs to studying. Among high school...

Der besonders massiv seit der deutschen Vereinigung, aber auch schon zuvor beobachtbare Geburtenrückgang wird in den neuen Bundesländern in den kommenden Jahren gravierende Folgen haben. Diese Veränderungen, die bereits im Schulwesen zu beobachten sind, werden in den nächsten Jahren den...