CInSt Research Seminar "Does the efficiency of regional higher education systems matter for regional economic development? Evidence from Russia Devices"

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Does the efficiency of regional higher education systems matter for regional economic development? Evidence from Russia Devices
Aleksei Egorov* (Laboratory for University Development, HSE Institute of Education)

Abstract
This paper analyses the link between efficiency of regional higher education systems in Russia and rates of regional economic development. The efficiency scores are estimated on institutional and regional levels using a double-bootstrap data envelopment analysis procedure taking into account different internal characteristics of universities that may affect its production process. Next, we formulate a regional economic endogenous growth model that considers the efficiency of regional higher education systems as one of the explanatory variables that may determine economic growth rates. The model also includes spatial interactions between regional economies and between regional higher education systems in neighboring regions. A robust system GMM estimator is employed as the econometric approach. The results of the analysis suggests that efficiency of regional higher education system is a crucial determinant of regional economic growth.

* Co-authors: Tommaso Agasisti (Politecnico di Milano School of Management), Daria Zinchenko (Laboratory for University Development, HSE Institute of Education), Oleg Leshukov (Laboratory for University Development, HSE Institute of Education)

Date and time: May 24, 2018; 6 PM
Place: 20 Myasnitskaya str.; room 120
Language: English

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