Reactions to Budgetary Restrictions for Four Year Public Universities

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Abstract

This study focuses on institutional reactions to changes in different funding types by examining how personnel levels change at universities over time when faced with budgetary changes. Using data from the Delta Cost Project and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, fixed effects models are used to compare how changes in different types of funding sources impact a variety of personnel classes at four-year, public institutions. The preliminary results show a consistent, positive relationship between personnel levels and state funding as well as with overall revenues, but tuition and other revenues do not show statistically significant relationships for many personnel classes.

Author

• Justin Shepherd, Vanderbilt University