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Stop paying more for less: ways to boost productivity in higher education


Abstract: College tuition has increased dramatically over the past decade, yet few think the quality of graduates has kept up. Decentralizing the administration and privatizing such things as housing and food service would boost productivity, as would ditching tenure and improving teaching.

Keywords: college costs; Productivity; Education;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Part of Series: The Regional Economist

Publication Date: 2006

Issue: Jan

Pages: 4-9