The economic impact of higher education institutions in Ireland: evidence from disaggregated input output tables

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Author
Zhang, Qiantao
Larkin, Charles
Lucey, Brian
Date
2014Type
Article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
ISSN
0307-5079
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While there has been a long history of modelling the economic impact of higher education institutions (HEIs), little research has been undertaken in the context of Ireland. This paper provides, for the first time, a disaggregated input–output table for Ireland's higher education sector. The picture painted overall is a higher education sector that adds considerable gross value to the national economy, whether via state or other income. In 2010–2011, the gross income of Irish HEIs, as a total of €2.6 billion, generated gross output nationwide of €10.6 billion. This study also contributes to the major challenges facing the sector in a post-Bailout environment.
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Studies in Higher Education
Citation
Larkin, C., Lucey, B. and Zhang Q. (2014) 'The economic impact of higher education institutions in Ireland: evidence from disaggregated input output tables', Studies in Higher Education, pp.1-23.
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This article was published in Studies in Higher Education on 01 December 2015 (online), available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2015.1111324