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The effects of tuition fees on the decision for higher education: evidence from a german policy experiment

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  • Hans Dietrich

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB))

  • Hans-Dieter Gerner

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB))

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Applying difference-in-differences models on representative German survey data empirical evidence is given that the introduction of tuition fees in some German States reduced the propensity of high school graduates to enroll at a university and favored the vocational training option. The empirical determination of the effects relies on the fact that only some States introduced tuition fees.

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  • Hans Dietrich & Hans-Dieter Gerner, 2012. "The effects of tuition fees on the decision for higher education: evidence from a german policy experiment," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 32(3), pages 2407-2413.
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    3. Bruckmeier Kerstin & Fischer Georg-Benedikt & Wigger Berthold U., 2015. "Studiengebühren in Deutschland: Lehren aus einem gescheiterten Experiment," Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, De Gruyter, vol. 16(3), pages 289-301, October.
    4. Wojtek Tomaszewski & Hans Dietrich & Golo Henseke & Ning Xiang & Ingrid Schoon, 2025. "Socio‐Economic and Gender Differences in Post‐Secondary Pathways in the UK, Germany, and Australia," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 13.
    5. Dietrich, Hans, 2015. "Jugendarbeitslosigkeit aus einer europäischen Perspektive : theoretische Ansätze, empirische Konzepte und ausgewählte Befunde," IAB-Discussion Paper 201524, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].
    6. Berens, Johannes & Henao, Leandro & Schneider, Kerstin, 2024. "Tuition fees and academic (in)activity in higher education: How did students adjust to the abolition of tuition fees in Germany?," Ruhr Economic Papers 1074, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen.

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    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

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