Michael S. McPherson

4.2k citations
108 papers · 2.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 22
Topics
Higher Education Research Studies (33 papers)Higher Education Governance and Development (11 papers)Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (6 papers)

In The Last Decade

Michael S. McPherson

93 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Michael S. McPherson
Comparison fields: 5 of 131
  • Education 1.2k
  • Economics and Econometrics 679
  • Sociology and Political Science 490
  • Political Science and International Relations 478
  • Safety Research 200
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All Works

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Preference, Belief, and Welfare
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INDIRECT COST RECOVERY RATES: WHY DO THEY DIFFER?
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Moral Reasoning and Higher-Education Policy.
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Sticker Price Is the Sticking Point.
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THE FUTURE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FOR THE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES
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Balancing Competing Values: The Market & the Mission.
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Skills, Innovations and Values: Future Needs for Postsecondary Education
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Public Purpose and Public Accountability in Liberal Education.
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Merit Aid: Students, Institutions, and Society
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Taking Ethics Seriously: Economics and Contemporary Moral Philosophy
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Trends in Revenues and Expenditures in U.S. Higher Education: Where Does the Money Come From? Where Does it Go?
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Does Student Aid Affect College Enrollment? New Evidence on a Persistent Controversy
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Recent Trends in U.S. Higher Education Costs and Prices: The Role of Government Funding
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Democracia, desarrollo y el arte de traspasar fronteras : ensayos en homenaje a Albert O. Hirchsman
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Who Needs Liberal Education
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About Michael S. McPherson

Michael S. McPherson is a scholar working on Education, General Decision Sciences and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 108 papers that have together received 2.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Higher Education Research Studies (33 papers), Higher Education Governance and Development (11 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Education (1.2k citations), General Decision Sciences (63 citations) and Economics and Econometrics (679 citations). Michael S. McPherson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Morton Owen Schapiro, Daniel M. Hausman, William G. Bowen, Matthew M. Chingos, Burton R. Clark, Gordon C. Winston, Martín Finkelstein, Robert Birnbaum, Lawrence S. Bacow and David A. Wise. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

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