Beyond Private Gain: The Public Benefits of Higher Education

By David E. Bloom, Matthew Hartley, H. Rosovsky. 2007

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Higher education: a public good or a commodity for trade? (2008, background): “Obviously, since public goods yield both private and public benefits, there are also private benefits from higher education ( Bloom et al. 2006 ).”
Universities and the post-2015 development agenda: an analytical framework (2016, background): “…et al. 2014; Clery and Rhead 2013; Cloete et al. 2011; Jones et al. 2014; Luescher-Mamashela et al. 2011; Oketch et al. 2014; Clifford et al. 2013; Bloom et al. 2006a), but there are still significant needs in terms of verifying the kinds of impact on society and individuals’ lives that different…”
The complex roles of universities in the period of globalization (2008, background): “One of the serious debates about higher education in the past several decades relates to whether it is a public good – one which adds value to society by educating its people, who will then be productive citizens – or a private good – one which mainly benefits individuals, who earn more money and en”