Riphahn RT (2012)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2012
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Book Volume: 114
Pages Range: 148-176
Journal Issue: 1
URI: http://www.lsw.wiso.uni-erlangen.de/userfiles/team/riphahn/fees.pdf
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2011.01661.x
This study utilizes the heterogeneity of the fee abolition process in West German secondary schools to identify the effect of school fees on educational attainment and to obtain an estimate of the price elasticity of upper secondary education. The analysis is based on representative individual-level data from three annual surveys of the German Mikrozensus. While coefficients cannot be estimated precisely, the results suggest that, on average, upper secondary school attainment increased by at least eight percent in response to the fee abolition. Females' educational attainment appears to be more price sensitive than males'.
APA:
Riphahn, R.T. (2012). The Effect of Secondary School Fees on Educational Attainment. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 114(1), 148-176. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9442.2011.01661.x
MLA:
Riphahn, Regina Therese. "The Effect of Secondary School Fees on Educational Attainment." Scandinavian Journal of Economics 114.1 (2012): 148-176.
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