Towards evidence-based reform of European universities

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-120

  van der Ploeg, Frederick ^a,b   Veugelers, Reinhilde ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Competition; Funding; Governance; University reform

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC GROWTH; EDUCATION REFORM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; INNOVATION; POLICY REFORM; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ASIA; BOLOGNA [EMILIA-ROMAGNA]; CHINA; EMILIA-ROMAGNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; INDIA; ITALY; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 45749138381     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifn015     Document Type: Article

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