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Table 3 Difference-in-differences estimates (log. of total expenditure, 2006 and 2009)

From: Did tuition fees in Germany constrain students’ budgets? New evidence from a natural experiment

  

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(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Pooled

Coeff.

−0.032**

−0.032**

−0.031**

−0.032**

−0.032**

−0.031**

−0.035***

S.E.

(0.013)

(0.013)

(0.013)

(0.013)

(0.013)

(0.013)

(0.013)

No. of obs.

25,361

25,361

25,361

25,361

25,361

25,361

25,361

Men

Coeff.

−0.010

−0.011

−0.016

−0.015

−0.014

−0.014

−0.018

S.E.

(0.021)

(0.021)

(0.021)

(0.020)

(0.020)

(0.020)

(0.020)

No. of obs.

10,445

10,445

10,445

10,445

10,445

10,445

10,445

Women

Coeff.

−0.047***

−0.047***

−0.042**

−0.045***

−0.044***

−0.044***

−0.047***

S.E.

(0.017)

(0.017)

(0.017)

(0.016)

(0.016)

(0.016)

(0.016)

No. of obs.

14,916

14,916

14,916

14,916

14,916

14,916

14,916

Treatment group

Year 2009

 

Men

  

Citizenship

  

Siblings

  

Studying time (in semesters)

 

Studying time (in semesters) squared

 

Age

    

Age squared

    

Apprenticeship before studying

   

Father’s position in the job

    

Mother’s position in the job

    

Dummy variables for federal states

     

  1. Note: difference-in-differences estimates are displayed (obtained from ordinary least square estimations with the logarithm of expenditure as dependent variable). * denotes statistical significance at the 10% level, ** at the 5% level and *** at the 1% level. Source: 18th and 19th Social Survey of the DZHW, own calculations