The Economics of American Universities: Management, Operations, and Fiscal Environment Contributor(s): Hoenack, Stephen A. (Editor), Collins, Eileen L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 079140028X ISBN-13: 9780791400289 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1990 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher |
Dewey: 378.73 |
LCCN: 88-39385 |
Series: Suny Series, Frontiers in Education |
Physical Information: 285 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book discusses the adjustment of universities to the changing financial environment. Its authors analyze the relationship between higher education inputs and outputs, assess the available information about the determinants of university costs, survey the influence of market conditions and pricing strategies on students' demands for attendance at institutions of higher education, summarize research on the objectives for institutions of higher education held by different participants and funders, analyze how universities determine their priorities and relative funding for different activities and disciplines, and explore the economics of universities' research functions. In addition, the book addresses three questions regarding the external fiscal environment facing American universities. What are the recent and emerging changes in the key economic variables affecting these institutions? What mechanisms have universities used in the past to cope with tighter financial constraints? What are the implications for university research activities as these institutions adjust to their fiscal constraints? |