The Extraordinary Rise and Sudden Decline of Law School Tuition: A Case Study of Veblen Effects in Higher Education
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I.INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 167 II.THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOL TUITION FROM THE 1950S TO PRESENT DAY ................................................................... 169 III.THE CONCEPT OF A VEBLEN GOOD AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE RECENT TUITION HISTORY OF ONE LAW SCHOOL ................ 174 IV.VEBLEN GOODS AS EXPLAINED BY TUITION HISTORY IN HIGHER EDUCATION ............................................................................ 179 V.A NEW ERA: AN ANALYSIS OF POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR DECREASING LAW SCHOOL TUITION RATES ............................................... 184 VI.CONCLUSION ............................................................................... 190
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