Did tuition fees in Germany constrain students' budgets? New evidence from a natural experiment.

Autor/inn/en	Thomsen, Stephan; Haaren, Friederike von
Institution	Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Titel	Did tuition fees in Germany constrain students' budgets? New evidence from a natural experiment. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Beschränkten Studiengebühren das Budget deutscher Studenten? Neue Erkenntnisse aus einem natürlichen Experiment.
Quelle	Bonn (2014), 26 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	IZA discussion paper. 8623
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Soziale Situation; Soziale Ungleichheit; Soziale Ungleichheit; Student; Soziale Situation; Auswirkung; Verfügbares Einkommen; Wirtschaftslage; Einkommenseffekt; Konsum; Konsumverhalten; Verfügbares Einkommen; Studiengebühren; Auswirkung; Student
Abstract	Less than a decade ago, several German states introduced tuition fees for university education. Despite their comparatively low level, fees were perceived by the public to increase social injustice, and have been abolished. Whereas other studies have shown no effect on enrollment, we analyze the effects on students' budgets. To identify causal effects, we exploited the natural experiment established by the introduction of fees. They did not affect students' spending behavior independently of social background, but females experienced a small negative effect. Effects on other outcomes indicate that students increased their budgets only marginally; fees did not increase social inequality. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2015/2