I will outline the institutional structure of monitoring and improving the quality of higher education in The …

We analyse how state university competition to collect resources may affect both research and the quality of teaching … research and teaching supplied by each university, and the mix of low- and high-ability students attending each university. The …

We investigate the choice of quality, or academic content, in higher education in a two-sector model. Individuals are …, but is also associated with higher cost of acquiring skill. We consider both a differentiated university system in which … differentiation in higher education can decrease student effort and skill of medium ability types …

crucial sector of society needs restructuring if Europe is not to lose out in the global competition in education, research … and innovation. To allow a more evidence based process of reforms of higher education, this contribution reviews the … seems to suggest that society supports a multitude of university structures, to respond to a heterogeneous set of …

We analyze the impact of expansion of higher education on student outcomes in the context of competition among colleges … better serve their most able students. This stylized model of curricular product differentiation in higher education offers …

outcomes in the context of competition among colleges. When public policies promote “access” to college education, colleges …

the effects of tuition fees on university enrollment of first-year students at German public universities. Our study … spatial variable, which measures the distance between a fee-imposing university and the nearest fee-free alternative. Secondly …