Dr. Milena Bevc Institute for Economic Research, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Dr. Milena Bevc Institute for Economic Research,
Ljubljana, Slovenia

• HIGHER EDUCATION IN SLOVENIA
• Funding, equity, efficiency

International conference Accessibility of Higher
Education Challenges for Transition Economies,
Moscow, June 29-30, 2004
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EDUCATIONAL CAPITAL WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HE
FLOW
STOCK
BROADER CONTEXT
EXTERNAL EFFICIENCY OF HE
PRIVATE RATES OF RETURN
EARNINGS
UNEMPL. RATES
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Availability of data?
Trends in period 1995-2000
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS
ON HE
Comparison with other countries
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Educational institutions
State fin. support to students
CURRENT
SYSTEM OF FUNDING HE
PROPOSED
PLANNED (Ministry of Education)
educational institutions
SFSS
Educational institutions
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MID 1990s
LATE1990s-1998
first last extensive analysis
analysis on the basis of 1 of households
COST SHARING - HE
CURRENT DEBATES
PAST ATTEMPTS
PROPOSAL OF CHANGES
to implement cost sharing principles
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DATA METHODOLOGY
ANALYSIS
CURRENT LEVEL OF INEQUALITY
analysis of equity in public funding for late 90s
RESULTS
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PARENTS
ECONOMIC ABILITY OF STUDENTSPARENTS FOR
INCREASING PRIV. F.
introduction of tuition fee for full-time st.
(10-30 of instruction costs)
STUDENTS
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POPULATION
DATA METHODOLOGY
EFFICIENCY OF STUDY (internal economic efficiency)
COST OF INNEFFICIENCY
COMPARISON WITH 1. ANAL.
RESULTS
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• Does the current system of funding undergraduate
  HE assure equity and efficiency?
• NO

CONCLUSIONS
Is it necessary and possible to increase private
funding of this education? YES