The State of University Policy for Progress in Europe

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Higher education contributes to economic innovation. This study measures and compares the extent to which national governments’ policies foster this contribution across Europe. The study stresses the relevance of policies which are ‘empowering’ for higher education institutions, or in other words provide them with appropriate resources and regulatory environments. The assessment relies on quantitative scores, based on the contribution of policies regarding funding and autonomy to higher education performance in education, research and economic innovation, using non-arbitrary weights and eighteen policy indicators across 32 European countries. A large number of countries belong to a ‘middle group’ in our overall assessment, indicating a relative cohesion in Europe. Yet, substantial variations exist in terms of higher education policy in Europe, each European country having room for policy improvement.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Policy Paper ; No. 51

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Higher Education; Research Institutions ; Education: Government Policy ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; Public Policy ; Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives ; Technological Change: Government Policy ; Institutions and Growth ; Economywide Country Studies: Europe
• Subject: higher education ; research ; innovation ; Europe ; public policy ; institutions ; Hochschulpolitik ; Bildungspolitik ; Universitäre Forschung ; Innovation ; Europa

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Hoareau, Cécile ; Ritzen, Jo ; Marconi, Gabriele
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2012

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/91750
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET