Earmarks Seen Helping Colleges to Hold Down Overhead Rules.

Cordes, Colleen

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ERIC Number: EJ446111

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Earmarks Seen Helping Colleges to Hold Down Overhead Rules.

Cordes, Colleen

Chronicle of Higher Education, v38 n39 pA23 Jun 3 1992

A study found that a typical research university would raise its overhead rate significantly if it constructed a new building by borrowing or using its own money, but, if it won a congressional earmark, the overhead rate could decline slightly. This encourages colleges to seek construction money directly from Congress. (MSE)

Descriptors: Costs, Facility Improvement, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Regulation, Higher Education, Operating Expenses, Public Policy, Research Projects, Research Universities

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Language: English

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