This report estimates the economic impact of Utah Valley State College (UVSC) on Utah County, Utah, in the 1999-2000 school year, using the Ryan-New Jersey model, a model that estimates economic impact on the local economy by summing the total expenditures of the college, employees, and students. UVSC is a state college composed of two…

This study examined the administrative expenditures of a group of universities, the Research I Universities (RU1) (the designation of the Carnegie classification scheme before 2000), the most comprehensive and research-intensive universities in the United States. The study explored the expenditure patterns of universities new to the RU1…

This study analyzed the impact tuition savings plans are likely to have on household savings. State-sponsored college savings programs rely mainly on tax incentives to motivate parents to save for their children's education in earmarked accounts. The first such programs were prepaid tuition plans, and other types of qualified tuition savings…

This paper studies the trends in the financing of elementary education in India over the past decade. In 1994 the Indian Supreme Court issued a directive to universalize free and compulsory elementary education, but that in a changing economic milieu where social service expenditures have often been reduced in other countries, it is important to…

This report provides summary information concerning revenues and expenses of NCAA Divisions 1 and 2 intercollegiate athletics programs for the 1996-1997 fiscal year. The report compares revenue and expense trends of athletics programs within each of the NCAA divisions and revenues and expenses between men's and women's athletic programs. The…

This report provides summary information concerning revenues and expenses of NCAA Division 3 intercollegiate athletics programs for the 1996-1997 fiscal year. The report compares revenue and expense trends of athletics programs within each of the NCAA divisions and revenues and expenses between men's and women's athletic programs. The…

Discusses the techniques used in one empirical study of the economies of scale in school districts, and demonstrates that empirical findings based on techniques of this type should not be considered to justify expenditure per student differentials or consolidations to reduce per pupil costs, based on economies of scale. (JF)

The administrative and legal pitfalls inherent in quick exchanges of bound volumes for microfiles are discussed. (2 references) (KE)

A tongue-in-cheek proposal suggesting that citizens of New Hampshire (1) increase their smoking; (2) raise their alcohol consumption; and (3) double their bets and number of sweepstake tickets in order to increase annual revenues badly needed for public schools, State hospitals, and the University. (Author/JN)

Problems encountered by librarians in developing and living with a budget are described. PPBS (Planning-Programming-Budgeting Systems) is shown to be the most effective method of budgeting to insure acceptance and adequate funding of the library's facilities and activities. (46 references) (Author)

The two decades beginning with 1952 are, in retrospect, a period of relative prosperity in American higher education. This economic situation in the fifties and sixties was both the cause and effect of many of the developments in academic libraries which seem worthy of note during the period. (21 references) (Author)

Facility case studies are presented on ten public libraries. (Author)

The annual city expenditure for public libraries is compared to annual expenditures for selected other services, from 1950 through 1968-69. (Author/MM)