The adverse impact of accountability policies
Performance-Based Funding, Diversity Outcomes, and Organizational Visibility
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 5053124 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Kwon Hee Han (0009-0009-2817-3572, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), R A Benton (0000-0001-7954-6062, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2025 |
| Volumen | 24 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 281-330 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2025-07-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Socio-Economic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1475-1461 • E-ISSN: 1475-147X |
| Editorial | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ser/mwaf028 |
| OpenAlex | W4412355772 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 1 |
| Referencias citadas | 92 |
This study examines how accountability-based policies in US higher education reduce racial diversity. Drawing on the theory of racialized organizations, we argue that performance-based funding (PBF) policies embed racial ideology into admission decisions and performance metrics. These metrics, presented under the rationale of accountability, disregard structural inequalities and disproportionately disadvantage racial minorities. This leads public universities to reduce racial minority enrollment, especially for Black students. We theorize that organizational visibility moderates this effect-highly visible organizations face greater scrutiny and internalize performance accountability norms. Using a 10-year panel of US higher education institutions, we employ a difference-in-differences approach, and several robustness checks, to estimate the causal effects of PBF policies. We also apply a novel network-based measure of organizational visibility. We find that PBF policies reduce enrollment for Black students, particularly in high-visibility organizations. This study demonstrates that accountability-based reforms are racialized policies, deepening systemic inequalities within public higher education
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