On the basis of theories of cultural reproduction and rational choice, we examine whether access to study-abroad opportunities is socially selective and whether this pattern changed during educational expansion. We test our hypotheses for Germany by combining student survey data and...

This discussion paper deals with the social selectivity of internationally mobile German students prior to and after the Bologna Process thereby linking two mobility dimensions that a very rarely brought together - social and spatial mobility. Tackling this issue on multiple levels, I ask how...

Akademikerkinder gehen häufiger während des Studiums ins Ausland. Ihr Vorsprung hat zwischen 1997 und 2006 sogar zugenommen. Die Weichen werden in der Schulzeit gestellt: Schüler mit Auslandserfahrung studieren später öfter international.

Research consistently reports pronounced earnings differences between men and women, even among the highly educated. This article investigates whether students’ responsiveness to information on income returns relates to gender differences in major choices, which might contribute to the...

Information deficits are considered an important source of why students from less-privileged families do not enroll in college, even when they are college-eligible and intend to go to college. In this paper, we examine whether correct and detailed information on the costs of and returns to...

Akademikerkinder verbringen häufiger Studienzeit im Ausland als Mitstudierende ohne akademisch gebildete Eltern. Dieser Unterschied wurde in den 1990er Jahren größer, seitdem stagniert er auf hohem Niveau. Studierende aus akademischem Elternhaus bekommen häufiger Auslandsstipendien; dieser...

Research consistently reports pronounced earnings differences between men and women, even among the highly educated. This article investigates whether students' responsiveness to information on income returns relates to gender differences in major choices, which might contribute to the...

On the basis of theories of cultural reproduction and rational choice, we examine whether access to study-abroad opportunities is socially selective and whether this pattern changed during educational expansion. We test our hypotheses for Germany by combining student survey data and...

Akademikerkinder gehen häufiger während des Studiums ins Ausland. Ihr Vorsprung hat zwischen 1997 und 2006 sogar zugenommen. Die Weichen werden in der Schulzeit gestellt: Schüler mit Auslandserfahrung studieren später öfter international.