A Human Capital Approach to Cost–Benefit Analysis of Higher Education in Egypt: Some Preliminary Indications

1995 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-35
Author(s):  
Saadia H Montasser
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Human Capital Approach ◽  
Benefit Analysis

The Migration of Egyptian Human Capital to the Arab Oil-Producing States: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

1977 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence H. Hadley
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Accurate Estimate ◽  
Rate Of Return ◽  
Internal Rate Of Return ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Transfer Payments ◽  
Gulf States

The rate of return analysis is utilized to evaluate the profitability of exporting human capital from Egypt to the Arab oil-producing states from two alternative perspectives. A preliminary estimate of the internal rate of return from the perspective of the welfare of Egyptian nationals is extremely high in the case of Egyptian teachers in Saudi Arabia. From the alternative perspective of economic development in Egypt, existing gaps in the data make impossible at this time an accurate estimate of the rate of return. However, if Egyptians employed in the Gulf States were required to remit fixed portions of their income to Egypt and significant foreign transfer payments were received from the host countries, the migration of educated Egyptians would almost certainly be profitable from the second perspective as well.

scholarly journals Do international classes pay off? A cost-benefit analysis of the internationalisation of higher education in Flanders

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristof De Witte ◽  
Mara Soncin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Micro Data ◽  
Internationalisation Of Higher Education ◽  
Major Trend ◽  
National Economies

AbstractInternationalisation is a major trend in higher education worldwide. Yet, little evidence is given on the net impact of international students on national economies. This study addresses this gap by estimating the benefits against the costs driven by international students in Belgium and its Flemish region in particular. Using a unique combination of various sources of micro-data, the results show net positive benefits that exceed costs by a factor ranging between 2.4 (lower bound) and 3.1 (upper bound) times. The results vary highly with the level of education, as the ratio is the lowest for doctoral students (1.2–1.6) and highest for master students (5.1–6.3). The effect is mainly driven by a high stay rate of international students, who are likely to work in the country after graduation. When considering indirect effects, our results show that there are no significant peer effects due to the presence of international students in the classroom.

A Note on Measuring Economic Returns to Philippine Public Higher Education: Private, Fiscal, and Social Perspectives

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred Avestruz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Social Returns

Abstract - Higher education in the Philippines today appears to have reached a stage of investment saturation. Enrollment expansion in the public sector has led to relative contraction in the private sector. Budget pressures in government funding have created low quality of education in many public institutions while fierce price competition among many private institutions has led to deterioration of quality of education. This paper addresses the concerns of public institutions in their efforts to obtain sufficient funding from the government and to assess the direction of their efforts so that they do not compete with private institutions but become leaders in their education communities. Methodologies for estimating private, fiscal, and social returns are developed. These methodologies are based on cost-benefit analysis tailored to conditions where public institutions operate. Results from these estimates could guide public institutions in directing their resources to those activities that generate the greatest social returns. Private and fiscal rates of return estimates, when performed on specific disciplines, will assist institutions in assessing their current role in the market and the direction towards which they should move. Policy makers may also find these methodologies useful in their decision on creation, expansion, or rationalization of public institutions. Keywords – cost-benefit analysis, economics of education, public expenditure analysis, education finance, and welfare economics.

LTE-Advanced and IEEE 802.11ac

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 221-234
Author(s):  
Samuel C. Yang ◽  
Peter Winter
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Decision Framework ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lte Advanced ◽  
Ieee 802.11Ac

Purpose – Mobile data traffic globally is increasing rapidly in both enterprise and consumer segments. The purpose of this paper is to identify a new network architecture and opportunity that support ubiquitous mobile work for higher-education institutions. Design/methodology/approach – It reviews existing literature and enabling technologies and proposes integrating both wide-area Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-Advanced) and local-area IEEE 802.11ac networks for seamless, gigabit-speed services. A decision framework for moving toward such architecture and a cost/benefit analysis are also presented. Findings – Integrating both LTE-Advanced and IEEE 802.11ac networks for seamless connectivity is technically and organizationally feasible, provided that a higher-education institution has faculty and staff that require locational and interactional mobility. The cost/benefit analysis also shows that moving to the new architecture has potential benefits that can accrue to the higher-education institution. Research limitations/implications – With the coming availability of these wide-area and local-area gigabit networks, a new architecture that can ubiquitously supports mobile workers may be advantageous to universities and colleges. Originality/value – To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is one of the first that proposes such integrated architecture in the context of higher-education institutions. In addition to the examination of technological issues and proposed architecture, the decision framework, and cost/benefit analysis should be valuable for institutions contemplating the move toward the new architecture and for guiding further research in this area.

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