This paper examines the impact of tuition fees on graduation rates among high-school leavers. We analyse the introduction of fees in several German states in 2006-07 (around EUR 1,000 annually), using administrative microdata on all university graduates and a difference-in-differences approach....

This paper studies school choice and information in the context of education markets in rural Haiti. Using a market level randomized control trial, we evaluate the aggregate effect of providing test score information on subsequent test scores, prices, and enrollment. After the intervention, we...

This study examines the impact of the charging of tuition fees between 2006 and 2014 in several German federal states on the number of first-year student enrollments. Since Germany is known for a tuition-free education policy at public institutions, the fundamental question arises of whether,...

This paper investigates the impact of kindergarten proximity on housing market prices in the eleven major Italian Municipalities over the period 2004-2017. For this purpose, we employ a hedonic property price model. We also differentiate the impact of kindergarten proximity on houses' market...

This paper discusses pathways to gradually bring about changes in the Student Financing Fund (Fies) with the aim of enabling a broader, more equitable, effective, and efficient student financing model in Brazil. Proposed reforms encompass three dimensions: i) access and enrolment; ii)...

The purpose of the article is to determine the link between investing in human cap- ital and the formation of the creative economy. Given that human capital is consid- ered both a factor in the socio-economic development of countries and a prerequisite for the formation of the creative economy...

The aim of this research was to evaluate the impact of the financial aid programme at a private university in Venezuela on the outcome variables of post-graduation or social mobility, such as remuneration at the time of graduation and at present, and the probability of entering the labour...

The aim of the current research is to examine the effect of trust-based collaboration and idealized transformational leadership to the knowledge sharing. It also examined the effect of contingent reward transactional leadership to trust-based collaboration and knowledge sharing. Data used in the...

This study aims to examine the determinants of performance-based budgeting (PBB) implementation in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Indonesia and also its impact on HEI quality. The research was conducted in Indonesian private HEIs. Utilising online and direct survey techniques, 153 sets...

The public has put increased pressure on organizations providing public services to demonstrate the most productive use of resources, with due regard for value received. Education is no exception. This study focus on the presentation and evaluation of public organizations (public grammar schools...