Hotelling competition and teaching efficiency of Italian university faculties. A semi-parametric analysis

Angela Bergantino, Claudia Capozza and Francesco Porcelli

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Abstract: In this paper we explore the effect of competition (à la Hotelling) on teaching efficiency of the Italian university system at faculty-level, over the period 2004 to 2008. The analysis is performed in two stages. First, we use Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to calculate an index of teaching efficiency. Second, a parametric approach is used to evaluate the determinants of teaching efficiency, focusing on the impact of competition. Our results are in favour of competition: when faculties operate in a more competitive environment, they are induced to carry out teaching activity in a more efficient way.

Keywords: teaching efficiency; competition; two step DEA analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A2 L13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-03-16
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