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Peer reviewedCordes, David W.; Doherty, Neville J. G. – Journal of Dental Education, 1991
A study examined the economic relationship between growth in dentistry and supply/demand factors. Output, or real per capita dental expenditures, is seen as a function of consumer income, dental insurance, and dentist supply. Analysis indicates a significant relationship between dental sector growth and economic market factors, including growth in…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Demography, Dentistry, Dentists
Peer reviewedSmith, Theresa Y. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
The derivation of discipline cost indexes, developed to permit accurate interinstitutional comparisons of relative costs among disciplines, is explained using expenditure data from five peer institutions. How the indexes have been used in one research university's budget allocation process is then described. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes
