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Measuring Performance and Accountability in Higher Education: A Review Article on "Productivity in Higher Education"

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  • Mary O'Mahony

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Credible and robust measurement of productivity in higher education institutions are needed to assess the accountability of the sector. This review article discusses the NBER volume "Productivity in Higher Education". The volume contains articles estimating various facets of productivity in higher education including undergraduate outcomes from university, community college and online higher education, as well as the quality of teaching. The volume is an excellent example of combining economic reasoning with innovative data and clever analysis to yield credible conclusions. It contains important messages for the policy debate on scrutiny and accountability of Higher Education provision.

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  • Mary O'Mahony, 2020. "Measuring Performance and Accountability in Higher Education: A Review Article on "Productivity in Higher Education"," International Productivity Monitor, Centre for the Study of Living Standards, vol. 38, pages 145-154, Spring.
    • Handle: RePEc:sls:ipmsls:v:38:y:2020:7
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    Keywords

    Education; Productivity; Review;
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    JEL classification:

    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O41 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models

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