the effects of tuition fees on university enrollment of first-year students at German public universities. Our study … gender differences in enrollment behavior. Enrollment numbers of female students at universities that are located far away … of male students. …

outcomes between richer and poorer students who leave school with good attainment levels. From a set of policies aimed at … targets the supply side by enforcing universities to give preferential admission to poorer students who graduate near the top … of their secondary school class. This policy would substantially narrow earnings gaps between richer and poorer students …

Students from low-income families are eligible to student aid under the federal students' financial assistance scheme … (BAfoeG) in Germany. We evaluate the effectiveness of a recent reform of student aid that substantially increased the amount … received by eligible students to raise enrolment rates into tertiary education. We view this reform as a 'natural experiment …

discontinuity design. Loan programs induce students to pursue college degrees that are more expensive and prolonged relative to … education when students are about 30 years old. The college premium seems to increase over time, possibly offsetting the initial …

Following a landmark ruling by the Constitutional Court in 2005, more than half of Germany's universities started … charging tuition fees, which also applied to incumbent students. We exploit this unusual lack of grandfathering together with … register data covering the universe of students to show that tuition fees increased degree completion among incumbent students …

Following a landmark ruling by the Constitutional Court in 2005, more than half of Germany's universities started … charging tuition fees, which also applied to incumbent students. We exploit this unusual lack of grandfathering together with … register data covering the universe of students to show that tuition fees increased degree completion among incumbent students …

to a proliferation of financial aid policy in the U.S. and around the world. More students are receiving more aid today … outside the U.S. on the causal impact of a variety of financial aid policies and programs on students' college decisions …

concentrated among higher and medium-ability students, while lower-ability students receiving financial assistance are discouraged …

studies have shown no effect on enrollment, we analyze the effects on students' budgets. To identify causal effects, we … exploited the natural experiment established by the introduction of fees. They did not affect students' spending behavior … students increased their budgets only marginally; fees did not increase social inequality. …