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Abstract
A “policy scepticism” has emerged that challenges the results of conventional regional HEI impact analyses. Its denial of the importance of the expenditure impacts of HEIs appears to be based on a belief in either a binding regional resource constraint or a regional public sector budget constraint. In this paper we provide a systematic critique of this policy scepticism. However, while rejecting the extreme form of policy scepticism, we argue that it is crucial to recognise the importance of the public-sector expenditure constraints that are binding under devolution. We show how conventional impact analyses can be augmented to accommodate regional public sector budget constraints. While our results suggest that conventional impact studies overestimate the expenditure impacts of HEIs, they also demonstrate that the policy scepticism that treats these expenditure effects as irrelevant neglects some key aspects of HEIs, in particular their export intensity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | n/a |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Regional Studies |
Volume | n/a |
Issue number | n/a |
Early online date | 12 Jul 2012 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Higher Education Institutions
- Scotland
- impact study
- multipliers
- public-sector expenditure
- devolution
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The Overall Impact of Higher Education Institutions on Regional Economies in the UK
McGregor, P., Kelly, U., Swales, J. & Wright, R.
ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)
1/04/07 → 31/08/10
Project: Research