Does expansion cause congestion? The case of the older British universities, 1994-2004

Education Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-102

  Flegg, A T ^a   Allen, D O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British universities; Congestion; Data Envelopment Analysis

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; HIGHER EDUCATION; STUDENT; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847276679     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290601133928     Document Type: Article

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