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....

Die Studie versammelt Indikatoren zur Qualifikationsstruktur der Erwerbstätigen im internationalen Vergleich, zur hochschulischen Bildung sowie zur Beteiligung an Weiterbildung und zeigt, dass sich wesentliche Entwicklungen fortsetzen. So liegt der Anteil der 25- bis 64-jährigen...

In many countries, subsidies towards higher education and financial aid to students from poorer backgrounds have reduced socio-economic status (SES) gaps in undergraduate study. The increasing importance of graduate studies that are typically more expensive may, however, provide a new avenue for...

Context: Most education systems equip graduates with the professional knowledge and cognitive skills needed to enter the world of work. However, there are other competencies also important for young graduates to become successful employees. Due to the growing uncertainty that characterizes the...

Vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels wird es immer wichtiger, dass möglichst alle jungen Menschen in Deutschland zur Fachkraft ausgebildet werden. Ausgangspunkt hierfür ist ein erfolgreicher Besuch der allgemeinbildenden Schulen, wobei insbesondere der nicht-gymnasiale Bereich der...

We evaluate the First-Generation Graduate Scholarship scheme implemented in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which waives tuition fees for first-generation college students in technical education. Using household survey data in difference-in-differences (DiD) and synthetic DiD frameworks, we find...

This study examines the consequences of college students pursuing degree programs that do not align with the tracks and strands they selected in senior high school. We utilize a unique dataset that links admissions and enrollment records from the University of the Philippines Diliman to...

Vielen Betrieben in Deutschland fällt es aktuell schwer, ihren Fachkräftebedarf zu decken. Zur Sicherung dieser Bedarfe spielt die duale Berufsausbildung eine zentrale Rolle. Doch selbst wenn ein Betrieb ausbildet, bedeutet dies nicht zwangsläufig, dass die Absolvent*innen in ihrem...

This working paper examines the prevalence of humanitarian crises in Tanzania, their role in perpetuating poverty cycles, and how poverty graduation programmes mitigate these effects by building the resilience of ultra-poor households. We utilize a mixed-methods approach, comprising desk...

This paper uses data from the 24 governorates in Tunisia over the period 2012-2020 to study the relationship between job insertion of higher education graduates into the formal labor market and a number of independent variables, namely active labor supply, labor demand, an active labor market...

A smooth transition from apprenticeship to standard employment is a key step in the professional biographies of apprenticeship graduates. In this study, the transition of apprenticeship graduates from households that receive unemployment benefits are considered. These graduates are thought to be...

How do disruptive peers shape academic and career paths? We examine this question by leveraging the random assignment of students to classrooms in Greece and identifying the effects of peer disruptiveness on academic performance and career paths. Using suspension hours as a measure of...

How do disruptive peers shape academic and career paths? We examine this question by leveraging the random assignment of students to classrooms in Greece and identifying the effects of peer disruptiveness on academic performance and career paths. Using suspension hours as a measure of...

The ability to attract and retain human capital is critical for regional development. In Colombia, in two regions that are the principal mining royalties receptors, 60% of people are considered poor. One reason is the misallocation of royalties, caused by the poor design of the project funded by...

Die hier skizzierte empirische Untersuchung wurde im Rahmen eines Projektseminars des Lehrstuhls für Unternehmensführung und Organisation an der FWW in der Zeit vom 10.10.2023 bis zum 20.03.2024 von insgesamt 24 Studierenden entwickelt und ausgewertet. Dabei entstanden Projektberichte im...

The educated unemployment rate among university graduates (EUUG) in Indonesia has risen steadily, reaching 34.6% during the Covid-19 pandemic (2020-2021), attributed to economic challenges and a national recession. This research aims to analyze the impact of Covid-19 and various macroeconomic...

Drawing on the case of the the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), we examine the impact of fundamental research funding on college graduates' employment. Our findings indicate that an increase in total funding is positively associated with higher monthly salaries and lower...

Mentoring programs can strongly improve the transition from school to work for disadvantaged adolescents. Results from our field experiment indicate that a German mentoring program markedly boosts school achievement, patience, and labor-market orientation of students from highly disadvantaged...

Die Studie schreibt die Indikatoren zur Qualifikationsstruktur der Erwerbstätigen, zur hochschulischen Bildung sowie zur individuellen und betrieblichen Weiterbildung fort. Bei der Qualifikationsstruktur zeichnet sich Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich weiterhin durch einen eher niedrigen...

This paper introduces a new measure of the labor markets served by colleges and universities across the United States. About 50 percent of recent college graduates are living and working in the metro area nearest the institution they attended, with this figure climbing to 67 percent in-state....

How does postsecondary human capital investment respond to changes in labor market skill demand? We quantify the magnitude and nature of this response in the U.S. 4-year sector. To do so, we develop a new measure of institution-major-specific labor demand, and corresponding shift-share...

In this paper we examine the gender wage gap among university graduates in Germany from 1997 to 2013 based on the DZHW (the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies) Absolventenpanel. We focus in particular on the effect of female presence in a subject or occupation on...