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Have you read this? : an empirical comparison of the British REF peer review and the Italian VQR bibliometric algorithm
Checchi, Daniele; Ciolfi, Alberto; De Fraja, Gianni; … - 2019
This paper determines the ranking of the publications units of assessment which were submitted to the UK research evaluation carried out in 2014, the REF, which would have been obtained if their submission had been evaluated with the bibliometric algorithm used by the Italian evaluation agency,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011979389
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The "gravity" of quality : research quality and universities' attractiveness in Italy
Bratti, Massimiliano; Verzillo, Stefano - 2017
attract students from other provinces in Italy. First university enrolments of students over the period 2003-2011 are …This paper investigates whether or not research quality is significantly associated with a university's ability to … may be an effective way of reducing 'brain drain' from southern Italy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011732071
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A measure of well-being efficiency based on the world happiness report
Sarracino, Francesco; O'Connor, Kelsey J. - 2022
We estimate a measure of well-being efficiency that assesses countries' ability to transform inputs into subjective … Analysis to a sample of 126 countries. Efficiency scores reveal that high ranking subjective well-being countries, such as the … Nordics, are not strictly the most efficient ones. Also, the scores are uncorrelated with economic efficiency. This suggests …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013431350
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What works? : interventions aimed at reducing student dropout in higher education
Ibsen, Kristoffer Holst Kroustrup; Rosholm, Michael - 2024
High student dropout rates are a continuing concern within higher education and have received considerable attention for decades. Despite numerous proposed interventions, it remains unclear which interventions are effective, and what the pivotal active ingredients are. This paper systematically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014495737
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Analyzing cost efficient production behavior under economies of scope : a nonparametric methodology
Cherchye, Laurens (contributor); Rock, Bram de (contributor) - 2006
. We illustrate our methodology by examining the cost efficiency of research programs in Economics and Business Management … cost efficiency differences between universities within specific specialization areas, even when using shadow prices to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003375231
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Efficiency in poverty reduction : a state-level analysis for Bolivia
Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Puerta-Cuartas, Alejandro; … - 2024
A decline in poverty generally masks regional disparities that are due to varying efficiency among states. Using a … generalized true random-effects model, we distinguish between persistent and transient inefficiencies on subnational efficiency to … reduce poverty and its determinants in Bolivia. Our findings reveal that states differ in terms of efficiency, with some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014486352
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Leadership and the research productivity of university departments
Goodall, Amanda H.; McDowell, John M.; Singell, Larry D. - 2014
Much of human knowledge is produced in the world's university departments. There is little scientific evidence, however …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010236450
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The elite brain drain
Hunter, Rosalind S.; Oswald, Andrew J.; Charlton, Bruce G. - 2009
We collect data on the movement and productivity of elite scientists. Their mobility is remarkable: nearly half of the world's most-cited physicists work outside their country of birth. We show they migrate systematically towards nations with large R&D spending. Our study cannot adjudicate on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003809685
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How should peer-review panels behave?
Sgroi, Daniel; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2012
measures ought to be used in a REF. -- university evaluation ; RAE Research Assessment Exercise 2008 ; citations … ; bibliometrics ; REF 2014 (Research Excellence Framework) ; Bayesian methods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009672292
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Returns to different postsecondary investments : institution type, academic programs, and credentials
Lovenheim, Michael F.; Smith, Jonathan - 2022
Early research on the returns to higher education treated the postsecondary system as a monolith. In reality, postsecondary education in the United States and around the world is highly differentiated, with a variety of options that differ by credential (associates degree, bachelor's degree,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013367554