« Partager le revenu ». Pour une nouvelle formule de financement de l’enseignement supérieur qui vient de l’Oregon

The current French system of higher education ? and in particular its financing ? has been challenged for a long time. Many reform proposals focus on increasing the contribution of students to the financing of higher education. While the national government and higher education institutes prefer ex ante reforms, scientific debates highlight the advantages of ex post formulas. This article highlights four criteria ? inadequate incentives, reverse redistribution, mismatch between beneficiaries and funders, and inequality of opportunity ? that confirm the superiority of ex-post funding systems. Among these systems, it promotes the formula traditionally known as the human capital contract or income share agreements (ISA). Adopted as a pilot project in Oregon in 2013, it is currently being widely developed across the United States. The intrinsic qualities of this financing system have so far been neglected in French debates. This article does them justice by developing its principles, advantages and feasibility in France.