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Lamson, Robert D.; Powel, John H., Jr. – Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 1972
Response to a recent article in this journal by Ewald and Kiker. Provides a costing methodology based on a similar application of input-output theory but one that is completely general with regard to possible program interrelationships. (Author/JH)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Benefits, Higher Education, Input Output Analysis
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Navarro-Perez, M. C.; Serrano-Sanz, J. M. – Education Economics, 2002
Develops a valuation model of educational output based on individual earnings from cross-sectional data; describes the problems associated with defining certain elements of the model and proposes adjustments related thereto; uses model to estimate the value of university education in Spain. (Contains 68 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Cross Sectional Studies, Estimation (Mathematics), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Simpson, William A. – 1982
In the last decade, a modeling technique has been developed to handle complex input/output analyses where outputs involve joint products and there are no known mathematical relationships linking the outputs or inputs. The technique uses the geometrical concept of a six-dimensional shape called a polytope to analyze the efficiency of each…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors, Estimation (Mathematics)
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Dolan, Robert C.; Schmidt, Robert M. – Economics of Education Review, 1994
Examines the relative contributions of human and physical resources in the production of private undergraduate higher education. The parameters in the output equation suggest a traditional recipe: a relatively high ratio of quality faculty to good students in a facilitating environment reflected by academic expenditure. Better students are drawn…
Descriptors: College Choice, Educational Economics, Educational Policy, Higher Education
Rensselaer Research Corp., Troy, NY. – 1968
The purpose of this study was to develop the schema and methodology for the construction of a computerized mathematical model designed to project college and university enrollments in New York State and to meet the future increased demands of higher education planners. This preliminary report describes the main structure of the proposed computer…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Planning, Enrollment Projections
Dyer, James S. – 1969
This document (1) describes current PPBS techniques and their limitations for planning and budgeting in public higher education; (2) presents suggestions for PPBS applications in higher education systems, with emphases on the problems of identifying objectives, evaluating effectiveness, and structuring the program budget; and (3) analyzes the…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Objectives
Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC. Commission on College Geography. – 1968
This university level course in economic geography emphasizes the need for control of the spatial allocation of our resources, and strives for heightened student awareness of the world as a complex. It may thus be considered an introduction to geocybernetics, the study of man/machine relationships in the control of spatial organization. A systems…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Bibliographies, Cybernetics, Economic Research