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ERIC Number: EJ488135
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
Indirect Costs Rate Variation for University Research: Several Conventional Explanations Do Not Work.
Massy, William F.; Olson, Jeffery E.
Research in Higher Education, v35 n4 p393-413 Aug 1994
To address concerns that universities are overcharging the federal government for indirect costs of research programs, data from seven major research universities were used to simulate a standardization of costs and policies to eliminate differences widely assumed to contribute to rate variation. Results suggest universities are not overcharging the government. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Federal Aid, Higher Education, Indirect Costs, Mathematical Formulas, Program Costs, Public Opinion, Research Administration, Research Universities, Standards
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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