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Tuition Fees and Instructional Quality

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  • Bastian Gawellek

    (University of Leipzig)

  • Bernd Süssmuth

    (University of Leipzig; CESifo)

  • Daniel Singh

    (University of Munich)

Abstract

This study examines the impact of introducing modest tuition fees on perceived instructional quality in a publicly Â…financed system of higher education. Relying on a difference-in-differences strategy and controlling for additional teaching Â…financed from collected fees, we find that the introduction of fees has a significant positive impact on faculty evaluations that is robust and amounts to about one third of an evaluation grade.

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  • Bastian Gawellek & Bernd Süssmuth & Daniel Singh, 2016. "Tuition Fees and Instructional Quality," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 36(1), pages 84-91.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-15-00479
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