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Direct linkDong, Haiying; Wan, Xuehong – Current Issues in Education, 2012
Students in China are being shouldered with more financial responsibility for their higher education. This shift impacts individuals across the economic spectrum in different ways. This paper assesses recent trends in China's higher education tuition and fees, and the implications on educational equity. Results document substantial increases in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Tuition
Alexander, Adrian W.; Dingley, Brenda – American Libraries, 1997
Presents the 1997 U.S. Periodical Price Index sponsored by the Library Materials Price Index Committee of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, a division of the American Library Association. Finds that the average price increased 9.9%, .9% below 1996's rate. Includes seven tables, a chart, and a summary sheet. (PEN)
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Library Expenditures, Library Materials, Periodicals
Chaffin, Nancy J. – American Libraries, 1997
Presents the 1997 U.S. Serials Services Price Index, produced by the Library Materials Price Index Committee of the American Library Association's Association for Library Collections and Technical Services. Finds a 3.9% increase over 1996. Includes eight tables covering U.S. Serial Services, business, general and humanities, law, science and…
Descriptors: Business, Cost Indexes, Humanities, Laws
Sullivan, Joan P. – 1975
This publication summarizes the history of cost-of-living (COL) adjustment clauses in salary contracts in private industry and the teaching profession, and then discusses the pros and cons of including COL clauses in teacher contracts. The merits of COL clauses are examined from the viewpoints of both employees and employers. Included are a number…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Collective Bargaining, Contract Salaries, Contracts
Peer reviewedNelson, F. Howard – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1991
A means of generating an interstate cost-of-living (COL) index from market basket data collected at the standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) level is described. Models developed for four regions explain differences in the COL among over 180 SMSAs. An adjusted average teacher salary for each state is also generated. (TJH)
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Models
Su, Di – Information Outlook, 1999
Provides an annotated list of Internet sources (World Wide Web, ftp, and gopher sites) for current and historical statistical business data, including selected interest rates, the Consumer Price Index, the Producer Price Index, foreign currency exchange rates, noon buying rates, per diem rates, the special drawing right, stock quotes, and mutual…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annotated Bibliographies, Business, Cost Indexes
