Examining the Efficiency of Croatian Higher Education: An Application of Student Attainment Modeling

Maja Mihaljevic

Eastern European Economics, 2008, vol. 46, issue 1, 74-88

Abstract: This paper uses an education production function to analyze student attainment in Croatian higher education (HE). A model of student attainment that reflects the distinctive characteristics of the Croatian HE system is developed. The results indicate that peer influence and student effort levels have a positive and statistically significant effect on student attainment, along with studying a similar subject in the secondary school and attending a gymnasium before enrolling to a higher-education institution (HEI). Paying a tuition fee and enrolling in an HEI at a mature age have negative effects on attainment. When more data become available, this model may allow an important comparison of student attainment before and after the implementation of the Bologna process guidelines.

Date: 2008
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