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Tuition Fees and Academic (In)Activity in Higher Education: How Did Students Adjust to the Abolition of Tuition Fees in Germany?

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  • Henao, Leandro
  • Berens, Johannes
  • Schneider, Kerstin

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  • Henao, Leandro & Berens, Johannes & Schneider, Kerstin, 2023. "Tuition Fees and Academic (In)Activity in Higher Education: How Did Students Adjust to the Abolition of Tuition Fees in Germany?," VfS Annual Conference 2023 (Regensburg): Growth and the "sociale Frage" 277578, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
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    JEL classification:

    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare

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