tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post5174397601096451876..comments2023-10-31T00:46:35.316+13:00Comments on Anti-Dismal: Incentives matter: university filePaul Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13731003529546075700noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-78365910546814793872008-09-11T13:47:00.000+12:002008-09-11T13:47:00.000+12:00The NZ experience would suggest that the former is...The NZ experience would suggest that the former is what's happening.Paul Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731003529546075700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-81154873633946840882008-09-11T13:43:00.000+12:002008-09-11T13:43:00.000+12:00I'm pretty sure that NZ tertiary block grants depe...I'm pretty sure that NZ tertiary block grants depend on degree completion rates, which comes close to the same thing. Depending on the relative weights put on student numbers as compared to degree completion, and disutility from eroding standards, universities could either bump up numbers and pass everybody, or tighten up entrance standards and ensure everyone who starts is capable of finishing.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.com