Do Tuition Fees Affect the Mobility of University Applicants? Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Autor/inn/en	Dwenger, Nadja; Storck, Johanna; Wrohlich, Katharina
Titel	Do Tuition Fees Affect the Mobility of University Applicants? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 31 (2012) 1, S.155-167 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.10.004
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Medical Schools; High School Graduates; Probability; Student Financial Aid; Tuition; Student Mobility; College Choice; Decision Making; Educational Experiments; Statistical Analysis; Student Characteristics; Economics; Educational Finance; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Paying for College; College Applicants; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Medizinische Ausbildung; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Studienortwahl; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Schulversuch; Statistische Analyse; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Bildungsfonds; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; College applications; Studienbewerber; Deutschland
Abstract	Several German states recently introduced tuition fees for university education. We investigate whether these tuition fees influence the mobility of university applicants. Based on administrative data of applicants for medical schools in Germany, we estimate the effect of tuition fees on the probability of applying for a university in the home state. We find a small but significant reaction: The probability of applying for a university in the home state falls by 2 percentage points (baseline: 69%) for high-school graduates who come from a state with tuition fees. Moreover, we find that students with better high-school grades react more strongly to tuition fees. This might have important effects on the composition of students across states. (Contains 2 figures and 9 tables.) (As Provided).
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