Regulation of program supply in higher education: Lessons from a funding system reform in flanders

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 204-228

  Kelchtermans, Stijn ^a,b   Verboven, Frank ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b HOGESCHOOL UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Higher education; Policy reform; Program diversity; Student mobility

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HIGHER EDUCATION; INCENTIVE; MOBILITY; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC SPENDING; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FLANDERS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 45749144215     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifn016     Document Type: Article

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