New Evidence on the Effects of the Shortened School Duration in the German States: An Evaluation of Post-secondary Education Decisions

Meyer Tobias, Schneider Heidrun and Stephan Thomsen
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Meyer Tobias: Leibniz Universität Hannover,Hanover, Germany
Schneider Heidrun: DZHW Hannover,Hanover, Germany

German Economic Review, 2019, vol. 20, issue 4, e201-e253

Abstract: Most German states have recently reduced the duration of university preparatory schooling from 13 to 12 years without changing the graduation requirements. We use nationwide data on high school graduates and the different timing of reform introduction in the federal states to identify the effects on post-secondary education decisions and to evaluate potential effect mechanisms. The results show that university enrolment of female students decreased in the first year after graduation in all analyzed states, whereas participation in voluntary service or staying abroad increased. Furthermore, students from non-academic families are more affected than students from an academic family background.

Keywords: School duration; learning intensity; post-secondary education decisions; Germany (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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