Gliederung: 1. Forschungspolitische Blockade 2. Inneruniversitaere Umverteilungsblockaden 3. Beibehaltung persoenlich zugeteilter Grundausstattungen 4. Ruinoese Konkurrenz um Drittmittel 5. Zentrale Grundausstattungspools der Laenderministerien 6. Chancen und Risiken der Ressourcenumverteilung...

Flucht und Migration sind alte und weltweite Phänomene. Letztes Jahr hat jedoch die Zahl der Flüchtlinge nach Europa und insbesondere Deutschland stark zugenommen, während die deutsche Bundeskanzlerin die bis dahin geltenden europäischen und deutschen Regeln außer Kraft setzte. Dies stellt...

This survey organizes and discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the determinants of university student achievements. According to the theoretical framework, the decision to invest in tertiary education is a sequential process made under gradually decreasing levels of uncertainty...

While state appropriations are the largest revenue source of the U.S. public university systems, they have declined significantly over the past several decades. Surprisingly, there is little empirical work on the effect of state appropriation cuts on the research productivity of public...

Many undocumented immigrants come to the U.S. as children. Undocumented immigrant children have a legal right to attend free public primary and secondary schools. However, in most states undocumented immigrants are treated as out-of-state students in public colleges and universities, and are...