We model how public undergraduate universities alter acceptance and retention rates due to changes in tuition and enrollment-based subsidies. Per student subsidies differ for senior and freshman students, as is true in most states. The university accepts students from an applicant pool which is...

It is commonly accepted that student evaluation of teaching (SET) ratings are influenced by expected grades, and that faculty are able to 'buy' higher SET ratings by giving higher grades. Researchers have questioned whether there are limits to the ability to buy grades due to the possibility...

Quality ranking of economic journals and departments is a widespread practice in the United States. The methods used are peer review and bibliometric measures. In a divided discipline such as economics scientific knowledge is contested. So knowing which journals and departments are the best in...