AMALGAMATIONS OF UNIVERSITIES - ARE THERE ECONOMIES OF SCALE OR SCOPE

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LLOYD, PJ
MORGAN, MH
WILLIAMS, RA
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[1] Department of Economics, University of Melbourne
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10.1080/00036849300000088
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F [经济];
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02 ;
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This paper estimates a multiple-output cost function for Australian universities. The estimates are used to evaluate the cost savings arising from the amalgamation of two or more institutions. These cost savings in turn are decomposed into those due to economics of scale and those due to economics of scope, using a new measure of economics of scope associated with the amalgamation of two institutions.
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