Ефективността на публично финансираните висши училища в България: приложение на анализа на границата на ефективност
Effi ciency of State Funded Higher Education Institutions in Bulgaria: Application of Data Envelopment Analysis

Summary/Abstract: The paper represents the authors’ pilot test of a method for cost benefi t analysis of higher education. For Bulgaria, this is an innovative approach but it is widespread in scientifi c research in Europe. The authors explain the basics of the method and highlight its advantages for the evaluation of non-profi t organizations and public administration vis-à-vis the traditional cost benefi t analysis. The Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is applied to 33 publicly funded universities in Bulgaria. An overall assessment of the public spending on universities is made together with an evaluation of the quality of their research. The pilot experiment includes also differential modes of fi nancing different professional fi elds in higher education. The paper illustrates the broad possibilities for using this method of analysis in support of the decision making process and development of successful teaching and research in the Bulgarian universities.

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