Gender and Internationalization in STEM Graduate Education: Case of the German Excellence Initiative

Ali Onder

No 2023-01, Working Papers in Economics & Finance from University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth Business School, Economics and Finance Subject Group

Abstract: Are public policies effective in enhancing gender balance and internationalization in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate education? Using Germany’s Excellence Initiative as an event study, I analyze changes in graduate cohorts in STEM fields and investigate whether public policies that help to create and sustain STEM graduate programs also affect women’s participation in STEM graduate studies. and internationalization of STEM studies. Focusing on natural sciences and mathematics PhDs between 2000 and 2014, I find no statistically significant evidence that public funds led to any significant increase in women’s participation in STEM studies beyond already existing trends in these fields. I find, however, statistically significant differences between funded and not funded graduate programs in the share of thesis written in English, which can be interpreted as internationalization of STEM graduate studies due to public policies in that direction.

Keywords: Graduate Education; Public Funding; Gender; Internationalization; Natural Sciences; Excellence Initiative (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H52 I23 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19
Date: 2023-01-02
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