Mit der Einführung von allgemeinen Studiengebühren zum demnächst beginnenden Wintersemester 2007/08 in Hessen endet voraussichtlich die erste Etappe einer Entwicklung, die mit dem Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts vom 26. Januar 2005 begonnen hat. Damals stellte das Gericht fest, dass...

It is generally agreed that the funding base for German universities is inadequate and perhaps the time has come for serious consideration of the imposition of non-trivial tuition charges. Against this background, this paper compares conventional and income contingent loans for financing tuition...

It is generally agreed that the funding base for German universities is inadequate and perhaps the time has come for serious consideration of the imposition of nontrivial tuition charges. Against this background, this paper compares conventional and income contingent loans for financing tuition...