Rates of Return as Informer of Public Policy.

Leslie, Larry L.

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ERIC Number: EJ420265

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Rates of Return as Informer of Public Policy.

Leslie, Larry L.

Higher Education, v20 n3 p271-86 Oct 1990

Policymakers often use Rate of Return information in formulating public resource allocation decisions. The World Bank uses this strategy to advise developing nations in setting student subsidy levels, tuition, and allocation by educational level. However, Rate of Return may be an inappropriate policy device for these objectives. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education, Policy Formation, Public Policy, Resource Allocation, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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