Enrollment Rates, Time-To-Degree and Return to Education at German Colleges: A Microeconomic Analysis of Heterogeneous Agents in the Debate on Tuition Fees

In 2007, Germany will be the next country introducing tuition fees on college level. This PhD-thesis tries to detect possible impacts of this policy on students' behavior. In particular, the author analyzes the expected change in enrollment rates and times-to-degree. Based on the obtained results policy recommendations will be found at the end of the book