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Certifying Effect and Consumer Effect: Some Remarks on Strategies Employed by Higher Education Institutions.
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Girod de l'Ain, Bertrand – Higher Education, 1981
Institutions wishing to increase the perceived value of their degrees or awards do so by increasing demand for those degrees, by stimulating applications for admission (the certifying effect) and even reducing graduates. Receipt of one of these degrees increases chances of success and affluence (the consumer effect). (MSE)
Descriptors: College Applicants, Competitive Selection, Degrees (Academic), Educational Benefits