The effects of the introduction of Bachelor degrees on college enrollment and dropout rates

Horstschräer, Julia; Sprietsma, Maresa

doi:10.1080/09645292.2013.823908

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“…This effect is robust to a variety of different specifications. Furthermore, both results are in line with the study by Horstschräer and Sprietsma (2015) who find, among others, insignificant effects for most fields of study but lower drop-out rates for bachelor students in English and German literature departments.…”

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“…These findings differ from the results by Horstschräer and Sprietsma (2015) who find that the reform decreased drop-out rates for students studying business administration. Moreover, they show that drop-out rates increase at biology departments.…”

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“…This is confirmed by Di Pietro (2012) who finds that university enrollment of Italian students from less advantageous backgrounds increased after the reform. Furthermore, Di Pietro and Cutillo (2008) show that, in contrast to the results obtained by Horstschräer and Sprietsma (2015) for Germany, the introduction of a two-tier system reduced drop-out rates at Italian universities. Bratti et al (2006Bratti et al ( , 2010 focus on the impact of the Bologna process on student behavior and performance at an Italian university.…”

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“…Using administrative data on German students, Horstschräer and Sprietsma (2015) estimate a fixed effects panel model and find no significant impact of the Bologna process neither on enrollment rates nor on university drop-outs for most fields of study. By means of descriptive analysis, Heublein et al (2009) show that the average duration until university drop out is lower for bachelor students than for students enrolled in one of the old degree systems.…”

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The Effect of the Bologna Process on the Duration of Studies

Lerche

2016

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may THE EFFECT OF THE BOLOGNA PROCESS ON THE DURATION OF STUDIES Katharina LercheThe Effect of the Bologna Process on the Duration of Studies * Katharina Lerche † Georg-August University Göttingen July 2016Abstract This paper evaluates the effect of replacing traditional German five-year degrees with three-year bachelor programs on the duration until graduation and dropping out of university. Using an extensive dataset containing detailed administrative data on more than 9000 students, competing risks models are estimated. The results reveal that the Bologna process reduced the duration until graduation in absolute and relative terms, indicating that one of the reform's main objectives was achieved. In addition, there is a favorable impact of being enrolled in a bachelor program on the probability of dropping out of university for students enrolled at the faculty of humanities. However, the results concerning university drop out are less conclusive for the other faculties.

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“…T. Stinebrickner and R.Stinebrickner (2012) show that around 40% of dropout decisions (in the first and second year of college) could be explained by the fact that individuals learn their academic ability and decide to drop out could change student behaviour. The introduction of bachelor degrees has not decreased dropout rates among German university students (Horstschräer and Sprietsma, 2013), while a greater degree flexibility in Italian universities has led to a decline in dropout risk (Di Pietro and Cutillo, 2008).…”

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R&D subsidies and productivity in SMEs

Karhunen

Huovari

2015

Small Bus Econ

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This dissertation consists of an introductory chapter and four separate empirical studies which study higher education and productivity in Finland. Introductory chapter presents shortly the motivation, background and main results of this thesis. First three articles focus on the relationship between working while studying, dropout behavior and later labor market outcomes at individual level. Fourth article examines how subsidies affect labor productivity at the firm level.The first article of this thesis studies how working while studying relates to earnings after graduation from university or polytechnic. Analysis focuses on working while studying and earnings over two year period after graduation. The results show that early work experience is related to higher earnings right after graduation year, but instrumental variable estimations find no significant causal effect for university students.The second article explores on the relationship between working while studying and migration. Migration propensities are studied up to three years after graduation. Results show that working while studying can partly explain why the mobility of highly educated people has declined. We find that that there are differences by study region and earlier migration behavior.The third article examines the relationship between the decision to drop out from university and labor market outcomes. Results indicate that compared to similar university graduates, the dropouts' annual earnings are on average 11,000 euros lower four years after the dropout decision. Dropouts have also a higher probability of being self-employed than similar graduates.The fourth article examines the effect of R&D subsidies on labour productivity. Study uses firm-level data on Finnish SMEs from 2000 to 2012 and apply a combined matching and difference-in-differences method to control for selection bias. Study does not find significant positive effect on labour productivity over the five-year period after a subsidy is granted.

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Dropping out of university: a literature review

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Giese

Kamdjou

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Review of Education

108

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This study provides a comprehensive review of the phenomenon of students dropping out from tertiary education. Student withdrawal is the result of a long decision-making process and complex interaction between several determinants. We first provide an overview of definitions, theoretical models and perspectives of dropping out. Referring to previous theoretical and empirical evidence from a wide range of disciplines, we then focus on a detailed discussion of determinants affecting the decisions of students to drop out. There are three main reasons for students to leave the higher education system without a degree. These are 1) the national education system, e.g., the country's financing policy, 2) the higher education institutions, e.g., the type of institution or teaching quality, and 3) the students themselves, with this last aspect subdivided into a) pre-study determinants, such as the secondary school type, and b) study-related aspects, such as working while studying. Based on these findings, we discuss the implications for further research, especially the application of modern data mining techniques on comprehensive data sets covering a wide range of relevant determinants which may lead to new insights into the dropping out process. The results will provide helpful tools for universities wishing to implement early warning systems and to support students at risk, at an early stage of their study.

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The effects of the introduction of Bachelor degrees on college enrollment and dropout rates

Cited by 21 publications

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The Effect of the Bologna Process on the Duration of Studies

The Effect of the Bologna Process on the Duration of Studies

R&D subsidies and productivity in SMEs

Dropping out of university: a literature review

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