The higher education market in Brazil
Structure and conduct in a non-traditional market
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 19356809 |
|---|---|
| Autores | João Augusto Ferreira Freire (0000-0003-4116-2279, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora), Silvinha Pinto Vasconcelos (0000-0002-2950-3854, Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Brasil), Marcel De Toledo Vieira (0000-0002-0456-380X, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora) |
| Ano | 2026 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Fascículo | 2 |
| Data de publicação | 2026-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Economia e Sociedade (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0104-0618 • E-ISSN: 1982-3533 |
| Editora | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/1982-3533.2026v35n2.267076 |
| OpenAlex | W7140133523 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0104-06182026000200202 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 18 |
The higher education product has intrinsic traits that require State intervention in the sector, which hinders the analysis of the industry via traditional methods of the Economics discipline. This study carries out an analysis of the state of competition in the Brazilian higher education sector, focusing on high quality institutions. Specifically, analytical techniques from the field of Industrial Organization and Antitrust practices have been employed to assess structure and conduct. Results showed that public higher education institutions (HEIs) face competitive pressure from high-quality private HEIs. Additionally, relevant markets present a wide scope, with either regional or national range, depending on schools’ quality. In general, markets are not concentrated and do not raise anticompetitive concerns. Independent admissions exams, product differentiation, and price discrimination were identified as the main conducts carried out by schools
Competition (biology) · Face (sociological concept) · Higher education · Intervention (counseling) · Product (mathematics) · Product market · Quality (philosophy) · State (computer science) · Education and Public Policy · Higher Education Governance and Development · Human Resources and Workforce
Can State University Fees Increase Welfare? A Mixed Oligopoly Approach
Competition and strategy in higher education
Competition, competitiveness, and competitive advantage in higher education institutions
Between Institutional Competition and the Search for Equality of Opportunities
The Analytics of the Pricing of Higher Education and Other Services in Which the Customers Are Inputs
Os quase-mercados na educação superior
On university competition
Public/private in higher education
New forms of competition in higher education1
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| Altamente citado | Não |