Abstract

MAZA AVILA, Francisco Javier; VERGARA SCHMALBACH, Juan Carlos  and  ROMAN ROMERO, Raúl. Efficiency and productivity in access to Colombian public universities. Investig. desarro. [online]. 2017, vol.25, n.2, pp.6-33. ISSN 0121-3261.  https://doi.org/10.14482/indes.25.2.10957.

This article analyzes the efficiency and the productive changes in the coverage of the 32 Colombian Higher Education Institutions belonging to the System of State Universities (SUE), during the period 2003-2012. Data Envelopment Analysis and the Malmquist Productivity Index were used to analyze data on students enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate programs, number of full-time teachers, administrative expenses, and financial and infrastructure resources. The results show that, on average, all the institutions of higher education obtained efficiencies above 70%, as well as increases in their productivity at an average rate of 9%. However, it was observed deep differences between the regions of Colombia, especially the central region and the north of Colombia.

Keywords : efficiency; productivity; coverage; higher education; Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA).

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