New research project
Study or work? Reasons for university enrollment
Students whose parents do not have an academic background are still underrepresented in German universities, although many achieve a higher education entrance qualification (“Abitur”). Which education policy measures might convince them to decide in favor of university enrollment? This question is now being explored by a joint research project of the Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) Berlin and the WZB, taking the example of Berlin.