Vorträge des DIW Berlin

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

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...

Preferences for Childcare Policies: Theory and Evidence

We analyse preferences for public, private or mixed provision of childcare theoretically and empirically. We model childcare as a publicly provided private good. Richer households should prefer private provision to either pure public or mixed provision. If public provision redistributes from rich to poor, the rich should favour mixed over pure public provision, but if public provision...

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

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...

Does Distance Determine Who Attends a University in Germany?

Would Increased Financial Aid for Students Raise Enrolment into University Education? New Evidence from Germany

Introducing Family Tax Splitting in Germany: How Would It Affect the Income Distribution and Work Incentives

Introducing Family Tax Splitting in Germany: How Would It Affect the Income Distribution and Work Incentives

An Evaluation of Child Care Policy Reforms in Germany

Evaluating the German "Minijob-Reform" Using a True Natural Experiment

The Excess Demand for Subsidized Child Care in Germany

Income Taxation and Household Size: Would French Family Splitting Make German Families Better Off

Labor Supply and Child Care Choices when Subsidized Child Care Is Rationed

The Excess Demand for Subsidized Child Care in Germany

Work Incentives and Labor Supply Effects of the "Mini-Jobs Reform" in Germany

Household Taxation, Income Splitting and Labor Supply Incentives: A Microsimulation Study for Germany