Do Tuition Fees Affect Enrollment Behavior? Evidence from a 'Natural Experiment' in Germany

Hübner, Malte

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1495119

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Do Tuition Fees Affect Enrollment Behavior? Evidence from a 'Natural Experiment' in Germany

30 Pages Posted: 28 Oct 2009

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Malte Hübner

German Council of Economic Experts

Date Written: September 27, 2009

Abstract

I use the introduction of tuition fees in seven out of the sixteen German states in 2007 as a natural experiment to identify the effects of tuition fees on enrollment probabilities of German high-school graduates. Based on information on enrollment decisions for the entire population of high-school graduates between 2002 and 2007 I find a small but significant effect of tuition fees on enrollment behavior.

Keywords: Tuition fees, Demand for higher education

JEL Classification: I22, I28, J24

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Hübner, Malte, Do Tuition Fees Affect Enrollment Behavior? Evidence from a 'Natural Experiment' in Germany (September 27, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1495119 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1495119