This paper provides an extensive overview of the literature on efficiency in education. It
summarizes the earlier applied inputs, outputs and contextual variables, as well as the used …

Concerns have been raised that the growing emphasis on the commercial value of
academic research may have negative, unintended consequences, notably that it may have …

The main aim of the paper is to examine the drivers of university–firm R&D collaboration
while at the same time assessing the determinants of innovation in a low-tech industry. This …

The purpose of this study is to examine efficiency and its determinants in a set of higher
education institutions (HEIs) from several European countries by means of non-parametric …

Establishing deeper engagement with industry and society has recently become a key
concern of universities. To pursue this goal, universities—as well as other public research …

We test whether there is a link between the performance of universities, measured through a
concept of efficiency, and the economic development of the regions in which they operate …

We employ Data Envelopment Analysis to compute the technical efficiency of Italian and
English higher education institutions. Our results show that, in relation to the country‐specific …

What is academic research efficiency and what determines the differences between
scholars' academic research efficiency? The literature on this topic has evolved …

Higher education is a linchpin of the American economy and society: teaching and research
at colleges and universities contribute significantly to the nation's economic activity, both …

This paper analyses the impact of long-term university-industry collaboration on academic
research productivity. Empirical studies show mixed evidence regarding how collaboration …