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UNINA9910784876003321 |
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Autore |
Clotfelter Charles T. |
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Economic challenges in higher education / / Charles T. Clotfelter [et al.] |
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Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 1991 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-43081-1 |
9786611430818 |
0-226-11062-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (436 pages) |
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Collana |
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A National Bureau of Economic Research monograph |
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Soggetti |
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Education, Higher - Economic aspects - United States |
Education, Higher - United States |
College attendance - United States |
College teachers - Supply and demand - United States |
College costs - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- National Bureau of Economic Research -- Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Demand for Undergraduate Education -- Part II. Academic Labor Supply -- Part III. Costs and Productivity in American Colleges and Universities -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The last two decades have been a turbulent period for American higher education, with profound demographic shifts, gyrating salaries, and marked changes in the economy. While enrollments rose about 50% in that period, sharp increases in tuition and fees at colleges and universities provoke accusations of inefficiency, even outright institutional greed and irresponsibility. As the 1990's progress, surpluses in the academic labor supply may give way to shortages in many fields, but will there be enough new Ph.D.'s to go around? Drawing on the authors' experience as economists and educators, this book offers an accessible analysis of three crucial economic issues: the |
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