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ERIC Number: EJ230609
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Jul
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An Estimate of Departmental Cost Functions.
Tierney, Michael L.
Higher Education, v9 n4 p453-68 Jul 1980
An estimate of departmental cost functions in seven departments at 31 private liberal arts colleges is given. Estimates indicate that departmental costs are relatively inelastic, indicating that financial problems will be compounded in an era of enrollment decline. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Declining Enrollment, Departments, Educational Economics, Financial Problems, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Longitudinal Studies, Private Colleges, Program Costs, Retrenchment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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