The Bologna process inspired the Italian 3+2 reform of the university system which constitutes a big increase in the supply of college graduates. This paper is a preliminary attempt to identify the effects of the reform on (i) the relative probability (relative to non-graduates) of employment of...

This paper studies the role of the expansion of higher education (HE) in increasing the equality of tertiary education opportunities. It examines Italy's experience during the 1990s, when policy changes prompted HE institutions to offer a wider range of degrees and to open new sites in...

Direct provision of public services can alter the balance of resources across income groups. We focus on the issues arising when taking account of the impact of publicly provided education services across the income distribution. We combine OECD information on spending per student in particular...

Inhalt: Gauger, Jörg-Dieter: Zum Geleit. - Lieberknecht, Christine: Grußwort. - Vogel, Bernhard: Eine neue bildungspolitische Debatte tut not. - Pätzold, Horst: Die Situation der Hochschule und Hochschulneugründungen in den neuen Ländern - eine problemorientierte Bilanz. - Mehlig, Johannes:...