The Effect of University Openings on Local Human Capital Formation: Difference-in-Differences Evidence from Germany

Benedikt Siegler

No 124, Working Papers from Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics (BGPE)

Abstract: Between 1960 and 1979, 93 new universities opened in Germany. Using this large tertiary education expansion, I estimate the effect of a university opening on the probability of obtaining a university degree in the local population. I exploit the geographical variation in local university access in a difference-in-differences approach by comparing age cohorts in counties that were and were not affected by the opening. Results show that a new university increases the share of university graduates in a county by 8 to 10 percentage points. The effect seems to be mainly driven my females and immigrants.

Keywords: tertiary education; education expansion; difference-in-differences; natural experiment; new university opening (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H75 I23 I28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2012-08
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