Effects of the Bologna reform on educational outcomes. Micro evidence from Germany.

Autor/inn/en	Hahm, Sabrina; Kluve, Jochen
Institution	Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Titel	Effects of the Bologna reform on educational outcomes. Micro evidence from Germany. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Effekte der Bologna-Reform auf Bildungserfolge. Mikro-Nachweise aus Deutschland.
Quelle	Bonn (2016), 41 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	IZA discussion paper. 10201
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Reformpolitik; Universität; Bologna-Prozess; Studiendauer; Studienerfolg; Studienfach; Bachelor-Studiengang; Auswirkung; Berlin
Abstract	"The Bologna Process aimed at harmonizing European higher education systems and at increasing their efficiency. This paper analyzes impacts of the Bologna Reform for Germany by using unique micro data from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU). We estimate treatment effects on the probability to graduate within instructional time, on standardized study duration, and on final overall grades. Variation in treatment introduction over time and across departments generates exogenous assignment of students into a treatment (Bachelor) and control group (Diploma). We account for potentially remaining selection bias by estimating a 2SLS model using the share of first-year Bachelor students among all students as an instrument. Our empirical results are robust across specifications and sample stratifications and indicate the following: the Bologna reform led to a significant and sizeable increase in the probability of graduating within planned instructional time; it also significantly decreased standardized study duration. At the same time, overall final grades are significantly worse in the treatment group." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2017/1