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On the Efficiency of Italian Universities: A Comment

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  • Carlo D’Ippoliti

    (Sapienza University of Rome)

  • Giulia Zacchia

    (Sapienza University of Rome)

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Inspired by their analysis of universities’ efficiency, Agasisti and Ricca (Ital Econ 2(1):57–89, 2016) on this Journal make a controversial policy proposal on the financing of private universities in Italy. We point out a number of shortcomings in their empirical analysis, interpretation of results and suggestions of policy implications. We show that Agasisti and Ricca’s claims, that universities in the South and public universities are less efficient than private universities and universities in the North, do not rest on solid empirical and conceptual analysis.

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  • Carlo D’Ippoliti & Giulia Zacchia, 2017. "On the Efficiency of Italian Universities: A Comment," Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, Springer;Società Italiana degli Economisti (Italian Economic Association), vol. 3(1), pages 113-123, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:italej:v:3:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1007_s40797-016-0042-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s40797-016-0042-y
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    Keywords

    University; Efficiency; Evaluation; Public funding;
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    JEL classification:

    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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