Markets, Minds, and Money - Why America Leads the World in University Research

Free markets made US universities world leaders in research. Economist Miguel Urquiola argues that in the late nineteenth century, entrepreneurial universities saw they could meet the industrializing country¿s demand for expertise. They moved away from religiously inspired teaching, and market dynamics allowed them to surpass European competitors.

About the author

Miguel Urquiola is Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, where he chairs the Department of Economics. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Fellow at the Bureau for Research in Development Economics.

Summary

Free markets made US universities world leaders in research. Economist Miguel Urquiola argues that in the late nineteenth century, entrepreneurial universities saw they could meet the industrializing country’s demand for expertise. They moved away from religiously inspired teaching, and market dynamics allowed them to surpass European competitors.

Product details

• Authors: Miguel Urquiola
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780674244238
• ISBN: 978-0-674-24423-8
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Education, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, EDUCATION / History, Political science & theory, Popular economics, History of Education, Political science and theory, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher