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The Elitism Dispositif: Hierarchization, Discourses of Excellence and Organizational Change in European Economics
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Maesse, Jens – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
From the 1990s onwards, economics departments in Europe have changed toward a culture of "excellence." Strong academic hierarchies and new forms of academic organization replace "institutes" and "colleges" by fully equipped "economics departments." This article seeks to demonstrate how and why…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Organizational Change, Economics Education
University Rank and Bachelor's Labour Market Positions in China
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Hartog, Joop; Sun, Yuze; Ding, Xiaohao – Economics of Education Review, 2010
We report evidence that university reputation affects wages of bachelors in China. An unconditional difference between a top-100 university and a top 400-500 university of 23% is increased to some 28% by adding controls. Within the top-100 there is no differentiation in pay-off. Self-rated quality of high school, while affecting quality of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Reputation, Institutional Characteristics
Business Ties and Shrewd Planning Aid George Mason's Calculated Climb to Prominence.
McMillen, Liz – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
University administrators at George Mason University have aggressively solicited local corporations for donations to help finance faculty salaries in competitive fields such as engineering. They attribute their success to a "symbiotic relationship" with the Northern Virginia business community. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Planning, Economics, Educational Quality