Technical Efficiency and Productivity of Higher Education Institutions in the Nordic Countries

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ID21475315
AuthorsChristian Andersson (0000-0002-6710-2920, corresponding author), Krister Sund (Swedish Institute)
Year2022
Volume45
Issue2
Pages107-120
Publication date2022-01-25
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0190-0692 • E-ISSN: 1532-4265
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01900692.2020.1868508
OpenAlexW3126039356
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited41

This study investigates the technical efficiency and productivity of Nordic higher education institutions (HEIs). One problem in previous research is the adjustment of efficiency scores for input quality. A problem avoided by using upper-secondary schooling grades. A second problem relates to heterogeneity concerning subjects and institutions among HEIs. Using a national resource allocation system, student achievements (ECTS-credits) are weighted according to subject-mix at the HEI level. For research production, a bibliometric publication measure is used, and highly cited publications are included to consider quality. A third problem when using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is the lack of statistical inference. Therefore, bootstrapping is used to resolve this problem. The results, using data from 68 Nordic HEIs between 2011 and 2016, indicate an average inefficiency of 10.1% and a yearly productivity increase of around 0.4%. A second-stage correlation analysis shows that the inefficiency scores are positively correlated with staff turnover

Business · Data envelopment analysis · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Higher education · Inefficiency · Microeconomics · Productivity · Public economics · Statistics · Education, Management, Technology, Human Resources · Efficiency Analysis Using DEA · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Mathematics

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