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State Subsidy Composition In Higher Education: Policy And Impacts, Alex Eugene Combs
State Subsidy Composition In Higher Education: Policy And Impacts, Alex Eugene Combs
Theses and Dissertations--Public Policy and Administration
Higher education is the third largest state expenditure behind K-12 and Medicaid but is generally more discretionary than most other budget categories. As demographic trends and economic downturns constrain state budgets, the delivery of state subsidies in higher education has increasingly shifted toward students via grant aid and away from institutions via appropriations. Since the 1990s, many states have changed the composition of their state subsidies in higher education to varying degrees.
There is a rich literature that examines the effects of state subsidies on various aspects of the higher education market. This dissertation aims to contribute to the literature …