Universities, Governments, and the Public

In-state versus out-of-state students: the divergence of interest between public universities and state governments

This paper examines the divergence of interest between universities and state governments concerning standards for admitting in-state versus out-of-state students. We find that public universities set lower minimum admission standards for in-state than out-of-state applicants, presumably in response to state pressure, while private universities treat both groups equally. However, we also find t...

Spatial competition of governments in the investment on public facilities

I study competition of the governments that make a decision on the investment in their public facilities, which yield an excludable good with nonrivalry. Special attention is paid to their strategic interaction, their spatial relationship, an opportunity to exploit third party regions, and a discrete nature of some of their choices. Their decision making process is analyzed as a two-stage game ...

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: Governments Serving Citizens

Merit - Aware Admissions in Public Universities

Public colleges and universities may soon lose the freedom to consider race in their admissions processes. In California and Washington, voters have required colleges to abandon affirmative action, and in Texas, a federal court decision has virtually eliminated the use of racial preferences in college admissions. At the University of Michigan, preferences—established on historical, moral, and e...

Part Ii: Due Process at Public Universities