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In research into higher education, the evaluation of completion and dropout rates has generated a steady stream of interest for decades. While most studies only calculate quotes using student and graduate numbers for both phenomena, we propose to also consider the budget available to...
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An ongoing debate in the literature on efficiency of higher education institutions concerns the indicator for research output in the empirical analysis. While several studies chose to use the number of publications, others rely on the overall amount of research grants. The present study...
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Wilhelm von Humboldt hat 1809/10 seine Universitätsidee näher ausgeführt, zu der insbesondere auch die Einheit von Forschung und Lehre sowie die damit verbundene Gemeinschaft der Lehrenden und Lernenden gehören. Dagegen gibt es Stimmen, dass Humboldt bzw. seine Universitätsidee tot seien,...
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Zunächst wird die empirische Bedeutung der Fachhochschulen und ihrer Vorgängerinstitutionen im deutschen Hochschulwesen seit Ende der 1950er Jahre nachgezeichnet. Gemessen an der Zahl der Studierenden hat sich ihr Anteil auf zuletzt ein reichliches Drittel deutlich erhöht. Anschließend wird...
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We investigate the impact of the presence of university dropouts on the academic success of first-time students. Our identification strategy relies on quasi-random variation in the proportion of returning dropouts. The estimated average zero effect of dropouts on first- time students' success...
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Based on a survey of AFA members, we analyze how demographics, time allocation, production mechanisms, and institutional factors affect research production during the pandemic. Consistent with the literature, research productivity falls more for women and faculty with young children....
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This paper provides an overview of the higher education sector in Canada, so it can serve as a comparison to that in Australia. It seeks to identify stresses and challenges to this sector in Canada. The study also seeks to offer possible lessons for the direction of higher education policy in...
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Die Betriebswirtschaftslehre ist ein relativ junges Fach. Mit der zunehmenden Bedeutung der Wirtschaft im 20. Jahrhundert sind seine Studentenzahlen und sein Gewicht innerhalb der Hochschulen gewachsen. Der Betrag arbeitet die wichtigsten Bestimmungsgrößen und strukturellen Veränderungen der...
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Using dissertation research topics found in the EconLit database and large-scale algorithmic methods that identify author demographics based on names, we explore the link between race and ethnicity and fields of economic research. We find that underrepresented racial and ethnic minority (URM)...
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Using the EconLit dissertation database and large-scale algorithmic methods that identify author demographics from names, we investigate the connection between the gender of economics dissertators and dissertation topics. Despite stagnation in the share of women among economics Ph.D.s in recent...
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