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The paper shows an empirical analysis of regional returns to education in Germany. Therefore the returns to education are estimated for Germany as a whole and for the eastern and western part seperately. Additionally the analysis examines the returns for each federal state. For the estimations it is necessary to identify an efficient method and the best estimable model. It can be shown that the Three-Stage-Least-Squares-method yields the best results. For Germany the regression shows an average return for an additional year of education of about 10 %. By comparing the eastern and western part, it can be shown that in the east german states - the New Länder - employees get a much higher return. A further separation of states verifies the heterogeneities of the regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Ökonomische Argumentationsketten haben für bildungspolitische Entscheidungen in Deutschland seit den späten neunziger Jahren an Gewicht gewonnen. Insbesondere die viel diskutierten Reformen der Schulzeitverkürzung am Gymnasium von neun auf acht Jahre (Turbo-Abitur/G8-Reform) wurden ökonomisch begründet. Obwohl eine Vielzahl wissenschaftlicher Ergebnisse zu den Wirkungen des G8 verdeutlicht, dass eine Rückkehr zu G9 insgesamt nicht mit positiven Effekten verbunden sein dürfte, haben fünf Bundesländer kürzlich die neuerliche Verlängerung der Gymnasialschulzeit um ein Jahr beschlossen. Dies kann man als schwindenden Einfluss bildungsökonomischer Argumente in der politischen Entscheidungsfindung bewerten. Verantwortlich dafür sind nicht zuletzt das deutsche Wissenschaftssystem sowie seine Ökonominnen und Ökonomen. Eine Verbesserung der Anreize zur Beteiligung an wissenschaftlicher Politikberatung und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, auch durch referierte deutschsprachige Publikationen, erscheint dringend geboten, um die ökonomischen Folgen in künftigen politischen Entscheidungen zu berücksichtigen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article, a response to an article by German education researcher Hans Brügelmann in this issue, discusses the challenges faced by advocates of educational change in Germany. It addresses the diverging interests to which schools find themselves exposed and the conception of a democratic school. It also reflects on the question what exactly scholarly research in the field of education can achieve and what it can contribute to the debate on the other issues.

Using a panel of west German states ( ) for the period 1985 to 2002 we analyse potential effects of demographic change and political constellations on higher education spending, as suggested by recent literature on the political economy of the determination of public expenditures. We find empirical evidence for the hypothesis of a negative relationship between demographic aging and higher spending on public education. In contrast to the hypothesis of the classical partisan theory that implies higher public expenditures under leftist parties, we find that governments under conservative parties or a coalition between social democrats and conservatives spend more on public higher education than governments run by the social-democratic party alone. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article provides a critical account of the situation of schools and universities in Germany. Based on this, the allocation of responsibilities for education policy in Germany's federal system is scrutinized. Hopes and fears associated with a more competitive, decentralized provision of education are discussed, referring to empirical studies. In conclusion, competition among states in a federation is advocated as a device for promoting policy innovation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the text of a talk by Helmut Rohde, Bundesminister für Bildung und Wissenschaft (Federal Minister for Education and Science) at a November 1976 conference of the Deutscher Gerwerkschaftsbund (DGB - German Labor Federation). The author discusses the complex relationship between German educational and occupational systems and policies.