Comparing Efficiency in a Cross-Country Perspective: The Case of Italian and Spanish State Universities

Autor/inn/en	Agasisti, Tommaso; Perez-Esparrells, Carmen
Titel	Comparing Efficiency in a Cross-Country Perspective: The Case of Italian and Spanish State Universities
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 59 (2010) 1, S.85-103 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-009-9235-8
Schlagwörter	State Universities; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Financial Support; Socioeconomic Influences; Higher Education; Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Education; Technological Advancement; Educational Improvement; Administrative Organization; Italy; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatliche Universität; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Finanzielle Förderung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Italien; Spanien
Abstract	The growing internationalization of European Higher Education requires more emphasis on cross-country comparisons. In this paper, an efficiency analysis of Italian and Spanish universities is conducted; as well as from a comparative perspective. The efficiency scores are obtained using data envelopment analysis. The results demonstrate a good average efficiency in both countries relative to each "country-specific" frontier; but when compared together, Italian universities seem relatively more efficient. Malmquist indexes show, in both cases, efficiency improvements in the period considered. In the Italian case, this improvement is due to major "technological changes"; that is, the introduction of some structural reforms in the sector (e.g., Bachelor/Master curricula). In the Spanish case, there is an improvement in "pure" efficiency, which is due to new funding models. Further stages of the study underline the role of "regional effects", probably due to different socio-economic conditions in Italy, and to the decentralization process in Spain. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10