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The geographical efficiency of education and research: The ranking of U.S. universities

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  • Jean-Pascal Guironnet

    (CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Nicolas Peypoch

    (CAEPEM - Centre d'Analyse de l'Efficience et de la Performance en Economie et Management - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia)

Abstract

This paper proposes to study the American efficiency of educational diffusion and research productivity following two distinctions: urban vs. rural areas and public vs. private universities. Following this geographical consideration, knowledge diffusion seems to be homogeneous over the American territory, whereas research productivity is more heterogeneous: American research efficiency decreased of 7% points, due to some rural university localizations. Universities in urban areas favor educational quality through high student selection criteria, contrary to those located in more rural areas. Third, public universities present higher educational efficiency, in favoring educational quality over research productivity: the lesser research efficiency of public institutions comes from difficulties in the management of several campuses, by comparison with the private institutions which are all single-campus.

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  • Jean-Pascal Guironnet & Nicolas Peypoch, 2018. "The geographical efficiency of education and research: The ranking of U.S. universities," Post-Print halshs-02083166, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-02083166
    DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2017.07.003
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    • C38 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Classification Methdos; Cluster Analysis; Principal Components; Factor Analysis
    • H43 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Project Evaluation; Social Discount Rate
    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
    • O51 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - U.S.; Canada

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