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The Estimation of academic rent
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2014-10-97-113
Abstract
The article discusses the phenomenon of academic rent, specifies the main aggregates of the concept. The author proposes the method for determining the value of immaterial part of academic rent, based on interviews with experts from leading Russian universities. The article presents the results of surveys and applied calculations, which show a gradual decrease of the academic rent volume. This new concept is used to explain several paradoxes of the Russian market of higher education. The transition of the university system from the model of academic rent to the model of scale’s effect is proved.
About the Author
E. Balatsky
Central Economics and Mathematics Institute, RAS (Moscow, Russia)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Balatsky E. The Estimation of academic rent. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2014;(10):97-113. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2014-10-97-113
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