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Evaluating Research Efficiency of Chinese Universities

  • The first book to evaluate research efficiency and productivity of Chinese universities
  • Applies modern econometric approaches to the evaluation of Chinese university research productivity
  • In-depth analysis on critical issues like world class university, research quality etc.
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: New Frontiers of Educational Research (NFER)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Yongmei Hu, Wenyan Liang, Yipeng Tang
    Pages 1-9
  3. Overall Research Performance of 211Us: An Input-Output Perspective

    • Yongmei Hu, Wenyan Liang, Yipeng Tang
    Pages 33-112
  4. Evaluation on Research Efficiency of 211Us: The DEA Approach

    • Yongmei Hu, Wenyan Liang, Yipeng Tang
    Pages 113-218
  5. Concluding Remarks and Policy Implications

    • Yongmei Hu, Wenyan Liang, Yipeng Tang
    Pages 289-302
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 303-303

About this book

This book employs the modern econometric approaches such as DEA, Malmquist Index and Tobit models to evaluate research effectiveness and productivity of research-oriented universities in China. On the basis of five-year longitudinal data of more than a hundred “Project 211” universities, this book illustrates the current status of the effectiveness and productivity of  research-oriented universities , demonstrating  regional differences, exploring dynamic changes and identifying underlying factors. Any researcher or policymaker who cares about the recent development in Chinese higher education in the 21st century will benefit from our in-depth analyses.  ​

Authors and Affiliations

  • Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

    Yongmei Hu, Wenyan Liang

  • Capital Normal University , Beijing, China

    Yipeng Tang

About the authors

​Dr. Yongmei Hu is a Professor of Faculty of Education at Beijing Normal University. Since 2015, she is a vice editor-in-chief of the editorial board of China Economics of Education Review and a member of Executive board of Association of China Education and Economics. Her research interests focus on Education Production Function and School Efficiency Analysis, Educational Policy Analysis. She has published more than 100 papers in Chinese and international journals.

Dr. Wenyan Liang is an Associate Professor of Faculty of Education at Beijing Normal University.Her research interests include Education Policy Evaluation; Teacher and School Performance Evaluation; Education Resource Allocation and Efficiency. She has published more than 40 papers in Chinese and international journals.



Dr. Yipeng Tang is an Assistant Professor at College of Education, Capital Normal University. He received his PhD in economics of education from Beijing Normal University. His research interests include education development and economic growth and higher education finance.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Evaluating Research Efficiency of Chinese Universities

  • Authors: Yongmei Hu, Wenyan Liang, Yipeng Tang

  • Series Title: New Frontiers of Educational Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4030-6

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4028-3Published: 24 March 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5028-3Published: 11 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4030-6Published: 16 March 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2195-3473

  • Series E-ISSN: 2195-349X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 303

  • Number of Illustrations: 127 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Higher Education, Educational Policy and Politics

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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