| By: |
De Witte, Kristof (KULeuven, Maastricht Universiteit);
Rogge, Nicky (Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUB));
Cherchye, Laurens (KULeuven, Tilburg University);
Van Puyenbroeck, Tom (Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUB), KULeuven) |
| Abstract: |
We propose a non-parametric methodology to study the presence of economies of
scope between teaching and research (i.e., the teaching-research nexus). In
particular, the paper advocated a conditional version of the
‘benefit-of-the-doubt’ approach to estimate the relationship between the
professors’ overall academic output, measured by a composite measure of
multi-dimensional and importance-adjusted scores of teaching effectiveness and
research productivity, and the time devoted to teaching and to research. The
methodology is illustrated with a dataset of professors working at a Business
& Administration department of a university college where the time allocation
of teaching and research was assigned exogenously. The outcome of the analysis
indicates the presence of limited scope economies for professors with an
extensive research time. |
| Keywords: |
Teaching-research nexus, Data envelopment analysis, Conditional efficiency, Economies of scope, Higher education |
| Date: |
2012–02 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hub:wpecon:201214&r=sog |