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The cost efficiency of state universities and colleges in the Philippines

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  • Mitzie Irene P. Conchada

    (School of Economics De Lasalle University)

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As part of its effort to combat poverty and improve the countryÕs competitiveness through education, the Philippine government provides financial support to hundreds of thousands of students coursed through subsidized state universities and colleges (sucs), which today number 110 all over the archipelago. The effectiveness with which these institutions use taxpayersÕ money is under constant public scrutiny. We explore the cost efficiency of sucs, taking into consideration their ability to produce graduates and board passers given the budget allocation they receive annually, for the period 2006Ð2010. Universities are analysed separately from colleges owing to the inherent differences in their operative structures. State universities are found to be more cost efficient than state colleges, a fact attributable in part to their larger scale and scope of operation. Calculations show that state universities are characterized by economies of scale and scope, while state colleges are not. This has significant implications for their educational function.

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  • Mitzie Irene P. Conchada, 2013. "The cost efficiency of state universities and colleges in the Philippines," Philippine Review of Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics and Philippine Economic Society, vol. 50(2), pages 83-104, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:phs:prejrn:v:50:y:2013:i:2:p:83-104
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