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The University and the Prince: Public funds shaping university trajectories

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  • Andrea Borsato
  • Valentina Erasmo
  • André Lorentz

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We develop an evolutionary model to analyse the role of policymaker’s preferences about the amount and the direction of funding in determining the trajectories of universities. We draw a parallel between the research and the teaching environments, and the Schumpeter Mark I and Schumpeter Mark II innovative patterns, respectively. We obtain that shifting the priority from pure to utilitarian knowledge, and vice-versa, makes production and employment dynamics follow an inverted-U shape. Likewise, the complementarity between teaching and research typical of Humboldt-like organisations allows the system to experience the best performance when preferences are neither too research- nor too teaching-oriented. Moreover, a generalised increase in funds is not effective if the distribution mechanisms are untouched and prioritise university reputation. Finally, a Baumol’s cost disease arises when the scientists wage rate is centralised at system level as in most European economies.

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  • Andrea Borsato & Valentina Erasmo & André Lorentz, 2024. "The University and the Prince: Public funds shaping university trajectories," Working Papers of BETA 2024-51, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg.
    • Handle: RePEc:ulp:sbbeta:2024-51
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    Keywords

    university trajectories; government funding policy; third mission.;
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    JEL classification:

    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • L16 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics; Macroeconomic Industrial Structure
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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