Flegg, A. T.; Allen, D. O.; Field, K.; Thurlow, T. W. - In: Education Economics 12 (2004) 3, pp. 231-249
This paper uses data envelopment analysis to examine the technical efficiency (TE) of 45 British universities in the period 1980/81-1992/93. This period was chosen primarily because it was characterized by major changes in public funding and in student : staff ratios. To shed light on the causes...