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Koshal, Rajindar K.; And Others – Education Economics, 1994
Builds and estimates a model that explains educational supply and demand behavior at PhD-granting institutions in the United States. The statistical analysis based on 1988-89 data suggests that student quantity, educational costs, average SAT score, class size, percentage of faculty with a PhD, graduation rate, ranking, and existence of a medical…
Descriptors: Class Size, Costs, Doctoral Programs, Educational Demand
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Chressanthis, George A. – Economics of Education Review, 1986
Using 1964-1983 enrollment data for a small Michigan state college, this paper charts tuition rate change impacts on college undergraduate headcounts and credit hours over time. Results indicate that student behavior follows the law of demand, varies with class standing, corroborates human capital investment models, and invalidates uniform tuition…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Class Rank, College Students, Educational Demand
Froomkin, Joseph; McCully, Clinton – 1977
There is no evidence of financial crisis in higher education, if by "crisis" one means the failure of institutions to balance revenues and expenditures. Most institutions were and are making ends meet, though not without some difficulty; most colleges and universities have had trouble recruiting sufficient numbers of students. As a rule,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Demand, Educational Economics, Educational Finance
Galambos, Eva C. – 1980
Current and projected manpower shortages in high technology areas are examined with respect to the region served by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). Many of the problems associated with the shortfall of trained individuals are viewed as connected to decreasing numbers of students taking advanced mathematics, and a lack of concerted…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Demand, Educational Economics, Employment Projections
Powney, Janet; And Others – 1995
This report presents the findings of a major study of preschool provision in Scotland. Part 1 of the report sets the context for the project, clarifying its aims, providing information on relevant issues, and discussing the research questions addressed. Part 2 presents the findings arising from the various methods used to collect evidence.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Day Care, Educational Demand, Educational Economics
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1990
This report focuses on issues relating to replenishing California's college faculty and increasing the number of faculty due to increasing student enrollment. The report provides recommendations for both higher education institutions and the State on 12 policy options that hold promise for increasing the supply of individuals with doctoral degrees…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Faculty, Demand Occupations, Doctoral Degrees
Heyneman, Stephen P. – 1979
Noting that is often assumed that there is a surplus of education in India, where the literacy rate is three in ten, this paper questions the assumption that the economic returns to investment in Indian education are negative. The case of India is reviewed: a circumstance in which the existance of unemployment has led to the unjustified assumption…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Demography, Developing Nations
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. – 1987
This report represents the beginning of an effort by chief state school officers to compile information systematically on the states' educational programs and to report that information regularly to the public and their policymakers. This year, the report emphasizes demographic and fiscal background information bearing on the states' education…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Educational Demand, Educational Economics