Productivity and Policy in Higher Education. (3rd June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moore, Kenneth; Croucher, Gwilym; Coates, Hamish
• Is Part Of: Australian economic review. Volume 52:Number 2(2019:Jun.)
• Page Start: 236
• Page End: 247
• Publication Date: 2019-06-03
• Subjects: Economics -- Periodicals; Australia -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Australia -- Economic policy -- Periodicals; Australia -- Economic conditions -- 1945-; Économie politique -- Périodiques; Australie -- Conditions économiques -- Périodiques; Australie -- Politique économique -- Périodiques; Australie -- Conditions économiques -- 1945- -- Périodiques; 330.994005
• DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.12330
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0004-9018

Abstract

Abstract: Understanding and improving the performance of public higher education institutions is a matter of growing interest to university and government leaders. To this end, this article surveys dimensions of recent approaches to productivity measurement in higher education, illustrating trends, limitations and developments, and exemplifies these with reference to Australian universities. The article closes by discussing policy considerations that would help augment the design of policy, making comment on the implications for performance‐incentivised funding of higher education .