| By: |
Benedetto Lepori (Universitá della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland.);
Aldo Geuna (University of Turin; BRICK, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy.);
Antonietta Mira (Universitá della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland.) |
| Abstract: |
By using a comprehensive dataset of US and European universities, we
demonstrate super-linear scaling between university revenues and their volume
of publications and citations. We show that this relationship holds both in
the US and in Europe. In terms of resources, our data show that three
characteristics differentiate the US system: (1) a significantly higher level
of resources for the entire system, (2) a clearer distinction between
education-oriented institutions and doctoral universities and (3) a higher
concentration of resources among doctoral universities. Accordingly, a group
of US universities receive a much larger amount of resources and have a far
higher number of publications and especially citations when compared to their
European counterparts. These results demonstrate empirically the pervasiveness
of a social order where financial resources are tightly coupled with a measure
of ‘excellence’ associated with international rankings and, additionally,
where the widely accepted measures of ‘excellence’ in reality ‘prime’
resources. They therefore raise important questions for policy-making and for
the management of higher education institutions. |
| Keywords: |
Social Sciences, Economic Sciences |
| Date: |
2018–11 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:sru:ssewps:2018-22&r=all |