Tuition Rising: Why College Costs So Much
- ISBN-10
- 0674003284
- ISBN-13
- 9780674003286
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 322
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Authors
- Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Irving M Ives Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics Ronald G Ehrenberg
Description
The tuition costs of America's elite colleges and universities have been rising above the cost of inflation from the 1970s onwards. This book analyzes the causes of this rise, revealing the ineffective central control of costs and examining the competition for students amongst the institutions.
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