Economic Challenges in Higher Education

The last two decades have been a turbulent period for American higher education, with profound demographic shifts, gyrating salaries, and marked changes in the economy. While enrollments rose about 50% in that period, sharp increases in tuition and fees at colleges and universities provoke accusations of inefficiency, even outright institutional greed and irresponsibility. As the 1990s progress, surpluses in the academic labor supply may give way to shortages in many fields, but will there be enough new Ph.D.'s to go around? Drawing on the authors' experience as economists and educators, this book offers an accessible analysis of three crucial economic issues: the growth and composition of undergraduate enrollments, the supply of faculty in the academic labor market, and the cost of operating colleges and universities. The study provides valuable insights for administrators and scholars of education.

ISBN 0226110508   Pages 432 ISBN13 9780226110509 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher The University of Chicago Press   Weight (grammes) 763 Imprint University of Chicago Press   Published in Chicago, IL Format Hardback   Series title National Bureau of Economic Research Monographs Publication date 01 Oct 1991   Height (mm) 230 Non-book description x, 422 p. :   Width (mm) 160 Library of Congress LC67.62.E2   Spine width (mm) 33 DEWEY 338.4737873   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC20

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