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ERIC Number: EJ1007290
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jun
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-7757
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The International Market for MBA Qualifications: The Relationship between Tuition Fees and Applications
Elliott, Caroline; Soo, Kwok Tong
Economics of Education Review, v34 p162-174 Jun 2013
This paper explores the relationship between tuition fees charged by MBA programmes and the number of applications to these programmes, using a panel dataset comprising universities from countries across the world. Using Three-Stage-Least-Squares methods for simultaneous equations, we find a two-way relationship between tuition fees and applications: higher application numbers encourage universities to charge higher fees in the future, but higher fees in turn curtail application numbers. We find evidence that higher GMAT scores of existing students increase applications, as do higher post MBA salaries. Meanwhile, university and programme professional accreditations do not impact on student application choices, nor do alumni ratings of programme quality. Published MBA programme rankings appear to have little impact on applications, and where an effect can be identified, it appears that a better ranking discourages applications. Only US News rankings have a significant effect on applicants to US MBA programmes. (Contains 4 figures and 7 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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