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The Distribution Of Research Performance Across Australian Universities, 1992–2003, And Its Implications For ‘Building Diversity’

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  • SIMON VILLE
  • ABBAS VALADKHANI
  • MARTIN O’BRIEN

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We contribute to the debate on research performance by comparing the distribution of research inputs and outputs across Australian universities during 1992–2003. We have calculated annual Gini coefficients for various performance measures and Lorenz curves for the final year of the study. Various findings are evident. Research‐input measures have remained relatively unevenly distributed across universities. Output measures were more evenly distributed and this exhibited a gradual and rather consistent convergence through time, supporting the view that the research output is being generated gradually more equally across Australia's universities. The exclusion of the ‘Group of Eight’ (Go8) universities results in a more even distribution of performance. However, in 2003 this group took the lion's share of research inputs but produced a smaller share of outputs. Our findings are relevant to current funding policy discussion.

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  • Simon Ville & Abbas Valadkhani & Martin O’Brien, 2006. "The Distribution Of Research Performance Across Australian Universities, 1992–2003, And Its Implications For ‘Building Diversity’," Australian Economic Papers, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 45(4), pages 343-361, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausecp:v:45:y:2006:i:4:p:343-361
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8454.2006.00298.x
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    1. Joonha Jeon & So Young Kim, 2018. "Is the gap widening among universities? On research output inequality and its measurement in the Korean higher education system," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 52(2), pages 589-606, March.
    2. Valadkhani, Abbas & Ville, Simon, 2007. "Disciplinary Analysis of the Contribution of Academic Staff to PhD Completions in Australian Universities," MPRA Paper 50390, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Thi Mai Anh Nguyen & Alicia Rambaldi & Kam Ki Tang, 2017. "Research Funding of Australian Universities: Are There Increasing Concentration?," Discussion Papers Series 578, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia.

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