TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Meyer, Tobias
AU  - Thomsen, Stephan L.
AU  - Schneider, Heidrun
        TI  - New Evidence on the Effects of the Shortened School Duration in the German States: An Evaluation of Post-Secondary Education Decisions
        PY  - 2015/Nov/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 9507
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9507
        AB  - Most German states have reformed university preparatory schooling during the last decade by reducing its duration from 13 to 12 years without changing the graduation requirements. In this paper, we use nationwide data on high school graduates and apply a difference-in-differences approach to evaluate the reform effects on post-secondary education decisions. The results show that enrollment in university education in the first year after high school graduation is reduced in all analyzed states, while participation in voluntary service or staying abroad is increased. In some subgroups, depending on state, gender and family background, university enrollment is decreased additionally beyond the first year.
        KW  - Germany
KW  - learning intensity
KW  - school duration
KW  - post-secondary education decisions
        ER  -