Subject mix and productivity in Portuguese universities
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Resumo: | Recent changes in higher education, especially associated with its massification, have led to calls for more accountability and to an increasing need to evaluate universities' performance. However, comparing universities with different subject mixes poses some significant problems. In this article, a linear mixed-effect model methodology allowing for random effects at university level is used to measure the productivity of Portuguese public universities, taking into account their subject composition, for a period of five years (1997-2001). The results show that subject mix is an important factor in explaining the variability in productivity between universities. However, even taking account of subject mix, a lot of inefficiency is found in the system, and a significant variability in productivity among universities exists. |
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Subject mix and productivity in Portuguese universitiesEducationSubject-mixProductivityPortuguese UniversitiesRecent changes in higher education, especially associated with its massification, have led to calls for more accountability and to an increasing need to evaluate universities' performance. However, comparing universities with different subject mixes poses some significant problems. In this article, a linear mixed-effect model methodology allowing for random effects at university level is used to measure the productivity of Portuguese public universities, taking into account their subject composition, for a period of five years (1997-2001). The results show that subject mix is an important factor in explaining the variability in productivity between universities. However, even taking account of subject mix, a lot of inefficiency is found in the system, and a significant variability in productivity among universities exists.Elsevier2023-06-16T14:35:31Z2009-08-16T00:00:00Z2009-08-16info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10773/38111eng0377-221710.1016/j.ejor.2008.06.003Sarrico, Cláudia S.Teixeira, Pedro N.Rosa, Maria J.Cardoso, Margarida F.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-02-22T12:08:05Zoai:ria.ua.pt:10773/38111Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:06:23.845734Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Subject mix and productivity in Portuguese universities |
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Subject mix and productivity in Portuguese universities |
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Subject mix and productivity in Portuguese universities Sarrico, Cláudia S. Education Subject-mix Productivity Portuguese Universities |
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Subject mix and productivity in Portuguese universities |
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Subject mix and productivity in Portuguese universities |
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Subject mix and productivity in Portuguese universities |
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Subject mix and productivity in Portuguese universities |
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Sarrico, Cláudia S. |
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Sarrico, Cláudia S. Teixeira, Pedro N. Rosa, Maria J. Cardoso, Margarida F. |
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Teixeira, Pedro N. Rosa, Maria J. Cardoso, Margarida F. |
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Sarrico, Cláudia S. Teixeira, Pedro N. Rosa, Maria J. Cardoso, Margarida F. |
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Education Subject-mix Productivity Portuguese Universities |
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Education Subject-mix Productivity Portuguese Universities |
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Recent changes in higher education, especially associated with its massification, have led to calls for more accountability and to an increasing need to evaluate universities' performance. However, comparing universities with different subject mixes poses some significant problems. In this article, a linear mixed-effect model methodology allowing for random effects at university level is used to measure the productivity of Portuguese public universities, taking into account their subject composition, for a period of five years (1997-2001). The results show that subject mix is an important factor in explaining the variability in productivity between universities. However, even taking account of subject mix, a lot of inefficiency is found in the system, and a significant variability in productivity among universities exists. |
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