Leistungsorientierte Hochschulfinanzierung in Baden-Württemberg. Reflektionen zur statistischen Adäquation im politischen Prozess / Formula Funding in Higher Education in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Reflections on Statistical Adequation in Policy-Making

Körber-Weik Margot () and Schmidt Diana ()
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Körber-Weik Margot: Fachhochschule Nürtingen, Postfach 1349, D-72603 Nürtingen
Schmidt Diana: Fachhochschule Heilbronn, Max-Planck-Str. 39, D-74081 Heilbronn

Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), 2000, vol. 220, issue 6, 715-730

Abstract: The article analyses the development and structure of formula funding in higher education in Baden-Württemberg from economic, political, and statistical perspectives. The verbal agreement of the finance model, made in 1999 between ministry and universities, is transformed into equations and compared with the intended goals. The model aims at better performance in teaching, research, postgraduate training, and equal opportunities - by setting incentives and inducing competition between universities. The core of these goals can probably be achieved, albeit with limitations and distortions. The obvious cause of the restrictions are deficits in statistical adequation: Vague definitions of goals are accompanied by very specific statistical indicators and mathematical functions. The ultimate cause of the restrictions are the bargaining processes during the development of the model. The agreement implies that those involved were able to realise their foremost specific goals. Thus at least some limitations and distortions are intended; this is both an essential precondition for coming to an agreement and a hindrance for optimal adequation. Improvements can be expected if independent expertise is integrated in the further development - mainly applied economists and statisticians with specialist knowledge in aggregated indicators and index theory.

Keywords: Formula funding; finance; higher education; Germany; statistical adequation; policy-making; political processes; institutional reform; public choice; institutional economics; Leistungsorientierte Hochschulfinanzierung; Indikatorsteuerung; Finanzierungsmodell; Baden- Württemberg; statistische Adäquation; Hochschulpolitik; Hochschulreform; politische Entscheidungen; institutioneller Wandel; Wirtschaftspolitik; Neue Politische Ökonomie; Institutionenökonomik; Formula funding; finance; higher education; Germany; statistical adequation; policy-making; political processes; institutional reform; public choice; institutional economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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