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Indywidualne koszty studiowania na przykładzie kierunków ekonomicznych w uczelniach szczecińskich
Individual costs of higher education on the example of economics departments at the universities in Szczecin

Author(s): Wojciech Jarecki
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: higher education; individual costs of education

Summary/Abstract: The article describes the costs of higher education. To do so, it uses the cost estimation method and, on its basis, determines the structure of individual costs and estimates them on the example of economics departments. The author takes into account direct, indirect and alternative costs incurred by students as well as their income, and differentiates between full-time and extramural students. He hypothesizes that the main cost incurred by full-time students is alternative cost, and in the case of extramural students – tuition. He also assumes that full-time students of economics-related fields have a relatively high income from their own work.

  • Issue Year: 13/2012
  • Issue No: 50
  • Page Range: 96-110
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish