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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784876003321

Autore

Clotfelter Charles T.

Titolo

Economic challenges in higher education / / Charles T. Clotfelter [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 1991

ISBN

1-281-43081-1

9786611430818

0-226-11062-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (436 pages)

Collana

A National Bureau of Economic Research monograph

Altri autori (Persone)

ClotfelterCharles T

Disciplina

338.4/737873

338.4737873

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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



growth and composition of undergraduate enrollments, the supply of faculty in the academic labor market, and the cost of operating colleges and universities. The study provides valuable insights for administrators and scholars of education.