The Economics Seminar series presents Philipp Lergetporer, of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, on Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. in the Bentley Annex 302 Conference Room.
Philipp Lergetporer
Lergetporer will discuss “The Political Economy of University Tuition Fees: Information Provision and Income Contingency in Representative Survey Experiments.”
Abstract: The public’s preferences for tuition fees are crucial for determining how higher education systems are financed. We devise a series of randomized survey experiments in representative samples of the German adult population to test whether public support for university tuition fees is affected by two factors: providing information about the relative earnings of university graduates and making fee payments contingent on graduates’ later earnings. We find that, first, informing respondents about university graduates’ relative earnings changes a public plurality against regular tuition fees into a public plurality in favor of tuition fees. Second, devising tuition fees in a way that is contingent on future incomes changes public support into a strong majority in favor of tuition fees.
Upcoming Seminars
The seminars are on Fridays from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Bentley Annex 302 Conference Room.
Sept. 23—Cortney Rodet, Ohio University, “Poor Institutions as a Comparative Advantage”
Sept. 30—Gregory D’Angelo, West Virginia University
Oct. 7—Daniel Karney, Ohio University
Oct. 21—Phuong Ngo, Cleveland State University
Oct. 28—Yashar Heydari, Ohio University
Nov. 4—Trevon Logan, Ohio State University
Dec. 2—Philipp Lergetporer, Ifo Institute for Economic Research
Jan. 13—Will Neilson, University of Tennessee
Feb. 17—Nick Dadzie, Ohio University
Feb. 24—Glenn Dutcher, Ohio University
March 3—Luke Fitzpatrick, Ohio University
March 17—Klara Peter, North Carolina—Chapel Hill
March 24—Matt McGill, Ohio University
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