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ERIC Number: EJ1000492
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-May
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-1560
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Measuring the Local Economic Impact of Universities: An Approach that Considers Uncertainty
Pastor, Jose Manuel; Perez, Francisco; de Guevara, Juan Fernandez
Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, v65 n5 p539-564 May 2013
The contribution of universities to society is due to the effects generated both in the supply and in the demand side, the latter being associated with the injection of demand as a result of the activities these institutions carry out. This paper focuses on the impact of the demand side by designing a methodology based on Monte Carlo simulations so as to introduce stochastic elements in calculating the economic impact of universities. We apply this methodology to the case of Valencian public universities, introducing stochastic elements in all the elements which imply assumptions with uncertainty. The results highlight the importance of considering uncertainty by generating multipliers which can vary around the average value by 18% in the case of output and employment, and 10% in the case of income.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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