Why Is Math Cheaper than English? Understanding Cost Differences in Higher Education.

This paper establishes five new facts about instructional costs in higher education using department-level data from a broad range of institutions. Costs vary widely across fields, ranging from electrical engineering (90% higher than English) to math (25% lower). This pattern is largely explained by...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Labor Economics Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 397 - 436
Autores principales:	Hemelt, Steven W., Stange, Kevin M., Furquim, Fernando, Simon, Andrew, Sawyer, John E.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	University of Chicago Press Apr2021
Materias:	Higher education costs Class differences Class size Teachers' workload Mathematics
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