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TY - JOUR
T1 - Some university students are more equal than others: Efficiency evidence from England
AU - Chen, Ching-Fu
AU - Soo, Kwok Tong
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This paper estimates the efficiency of students in English universities using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and a new dataset which is able to capture the behaviour of university students. Two output variables are specified: the classification of a university degree, and student satisfaction. Three input variables are specified: teaching hours, private study and entry qualifications. The results reveal that university students differ in terms of the efficiency with which they use inputs in generating good degrees and satisfaction. Students in some post-92 universities may be more efficient than students in some pre-92 universities.
AB - This paper estimates the efficiency of students in English universities using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and a new dataset which is able to capture the behaviour of university students. Two output variables are specified: the classification of a university degree, and student satisfaction. Three input variables are specified: teaching hours, private study and entry qualifications. The results reveal that university students differ in terms of the efficiency with which they use inputs in generating good degrees and satisfaction. Students in some post-92 universities may be more efficient than students in some pre-92 universities.
KW - Data Envelopment Analysis
KW - Efficiency
KW - Education Economics
KW - Universities
M3 - Journal article
VL - 30
SP - 2697
EP - 2708
JO - Economics Bulletin
JF - Economics Bulletin
SN - 1545-2921
IS - 4
ER -