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on Sociology of Economics |
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Issue of 2007‒10‒13
five papers chosen by Jonas Holmström Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration |
| By: | Damien Besancenot (CEPN - Centre d'économie de l'Université de Paris Nord - [CNRS : UMR7115] - [Université Paris-Nord - Paris XIII]); Radu Vranceanu (Department of Economics - [ESSEC]) |
| Abstract: | Cet article présente une formalisation élémentaire du "marché" des publications académiques dans un<br />contexte dinformation incomplète sur la qualité des contributions de chaque auteur. Lo¤re darticles<br />est présentée comme le résultat dun jeu entre le responsable dun centre de recherche et les membres<br />de son équipe. La demande darticles est présentée comme le résultat dun processus de sélection par<br />des rapporteurs indépendants. La dé nition de léquilibre du marché des publications permet détudier<br />les conséquences dune montée en puissance des incitations à la publication. Il apparaît que loctroi de<br />primes généreuses pour la publication peut induire des conséquences indésirables : baisse de la qualité<br />des meilleures revues, déclin des performances éditoriales des meilleurs laboratoires, diminution de la<br />rémunération des meilleurs chercheurs. |
| Keywords: | Marché de la publication, Recherche, Incitations, Revues académiques. |
| Date: | 2007–09–27 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:papers:halshs-00175384_v1&r=sog |
| By: | LEONOR MORA AGUDO; JOSÉ ÁNGEL RIVERO MENÉNDEZ |
| Abstract: | Resumen El presente trabajo realiza una aproximación al uso de los recursos públicos destinados a la financiación de las Instituciones de Educación Superior desde la perspectiva de la eficiencia financiera. Describe una propuesta de modelo para la determinación de las aportaciones públicas a percibir por las Universidades públicas españolas diferenciando dos tramos de financiación: el destinado a cubrir los gastos por la actividad docente y, aquel que permitirá satisfacer los gastos por la actividad investigadora. Esta propuesta se fundamenta en el resultado de una investigación realizada desde la Fundación de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos para el Consejo de Coordinación Universitaria del Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia español. El modelo propuesto se basa en la selección, definición, cuantificación y valoración de un conjunto de variables que, a nuestro juicio, permiten captar y valorar la circulación interna de valores que se dan en la actividad universitaria. Abstract An efficient model for the public financing of university: Spanish case The present study approaches to the use of the public resources assigned to the financing of the institutions of Higher Education from the financial efficiency perspective. It describes a proposal of the model for the determination of the public contributions for the public Spanish Universities, differentiating between two financing sections: the one destined to cover the expenses of the teaching activity and the one that allow to pay the expenses of the investigation activity. This proposal is based on the outcome of the investigation carried out by the Rey Juan Carlos University Foundation for the Spanish Coordination Board of the Ministry of Education and Sciences. The proposed model is based on the selection, definition, quantifying and assessment of a group of variables that, in our opinion, make possible to get and to evaluate the internal propagation of the values in the university activity. |
| Date: | 2007–10–05 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:col:000155:004202&r=sog |
| By: | Kelchtermans, Stijn; Verboven, Frank |
| Abstract: | Public systems of higher education have recently attempted to cut costs by providing financial incentives to institutions who reduce the diversity of their programs. We study the profit and welfare effects of reducing product diversity in higher education, against the background of a funding system reform in Flanders (Belgium). We find that dropping duplicated programs at individual institutions tends to be socially undesirable, due to the limited fixed cost and variable cost savings and the students' low willingness to travel to other institutions. Furthermore, we find that the financial incentives offered to drop programs may be very ineffective, leading to both undesirable reform and undesirable status quo. These findings emphasize the complexities in regulating product diversity in higher education, and serve as a word of caution towards the various decentralized financial incentive schemes that have recently been introduced. |
| Keywords: | higher education; product diversity |
| JEL: | C25 I2 I23 |
| Date: | 2007–10 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:6508&r=sog |
| By: | Strawinski, Pawel |
| Abstract: | In the article private rate of return to higher education in the 1998-2004 period is considered. The model is based on comparative advantage theory and extended Mincerian wage equation. The extension is made to account for non-random decision to undertake studies at university level. The estimate of private rate of return in Poland is roughly 9.5%, and it is among the highest in Europe. In addition, the unexpected rise in rate of return is observed. This change has been linked to labour market transformation and Skill Bias Technological Change phenomenon. Also the influence of financing tertiary education is considered. The rate of return to higher education has risen and graduation has positively affected the obtained wages. |
| Keywords: | Return to education; private returns; skill biased technical change; sample selection |
| JEL: | I22 |
| Date: | 2007–08–15 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:5185&r=sog |
| By: | LUIS EDUARDO SANDOVAL |
| Abstract: | Resumen El presente documento realiza un análisis comparativo entre los resultados obtenidos por las Universidades Privadas con Jornada Diurna y Nocturna, así como en las Universidades Públicas para luego analizar estos resultados en términos de la población evaluada en el programa de economía de la Universidad Militar Nueva Granada en la prueba ECAES realizada en el periodo comprendido entre 2004-2006, con esto se busca conocer el comportamiento de la población de estudiantes en cada uno de los componentes de manera que se puedan analizar las diferencias según el tipo de jornada y de institución. Abstract ECAES result analysis at the program of economy of the Universidad Militar Nueva Granada (2004-2006) The present document carries out a comparative analysis among the results obtained by the Private Universities with Day and Night Day, as well as in the Public Universities it stops then to analyze these results in the population's terms evaluated in the program of economy of the University Military New Granada in the test ECAES carried out in the period understood among 2004-2006, with this it is looked for to know the population's of students behavior in each one of the components so that the differences can be analyzed according to the day type and of institution |
| Date: | 2007–10–05 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:col:000155:004206&r=sog |