Education return and financing : donated affluence as consequence of tuition free study programs in Germany

This file is part of IDEAS, which uses RePEc data

Education return and financing : donated affluence as consequence of tuition free study programs in Germany

Author Info

Hans-Georg Petersen
Markus Kirchner

Additional information is available for the following registered author(s):

Hans-Georg Petersen

Abstract

The paper sheds some light on the education returns in Germany in the post war period. After describing higher education in Germany the current stand of higher education financing within the single states is presented. In six states tuition fees will be introduced in 2007/08 and discussions are going on in even some more. In the second part of the paper an empirical analysis is done using longitudinal data from the German social pension system. The analysis over the whole lifecycle renders results which proof that the higher education advantages are quite remarkable and might be a justification for more intensified financing by tuition fees. But all this has to be embedded into an encompassing strategy of tax and social policy, especially to prevent a strengthened process of social selection, which would be counterproductive for an increased and highly qualified human capital in Germany.

Download Info
To download:

If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. Information about this may be contained in the File-Format links below. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.

Publisher Info
Paper provided by Universität Potsdam, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät in its series Finanzwissenschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge with number 55.

Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML (with abstract), plain text (with abstract), BibTeX, RIS (EndNote, RefMan, ProCite), ReDIF
Length:
Date of creation: Jan 2008
Date of revision:
Handle: RePEc:pot:fiwidp:55

Note: For hard copy or electronic reprints, please contact Mrs. Gericke (dgericke@uni-potsdam.de)
Contact details of provider:
Postal: August-Bebel-Str. 89, 14482 Potsdam
Phone: 0331/977-3394
Fax: 0331/977-3392
Email:
Web page: http://www.uni-potsdam.de/fakultaeten/wiso.html
More information through EDIRC

Order Information:
Email:

For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its listing, contact: (Mathias Brehe).

Find related papers by JEL classification:
J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies
J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance
I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
H81 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Governmental Loans and Credits
D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Personal Finance
D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior

This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:

NEP-ALL-2008-12-07 (All new papers)
NEP-EDU-2008-12-07 (Education)
NEP-HRM-2008-12-07 (Human Capital & Human Resource Management)
NEP-LAB-2008-12-07 (Labour Economics)

Statistics

Access and download statistics

Did you know? The yearly budget of IDEAS is exactly $0: it relies entirely on volunteer work.

This page was last updated on 2009-12-2.

This information is provided to you by IDEAS at the Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut using RePEc data on a server sponsored by the Society for Economic Dynamics.